Tennessee · Carter County
Past Producer

Red Bird Hill Bauxite Mine

Carter County, Tennessee, United States
AluminumIron
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Commodities
PrimaryAluminum
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Materials
Ore mineralsBauxite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Shady Dolomite;Helenmode & Upper Quartzite Member Of Erwin Formation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1918
Discovery year1918
Identification
Deposit ID10025108
MRDS IDK000061
Alternate namesNew Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.39286, -82.20291
References
KING, P.B., FERGUSON, H.W., CRAIG, L.C., RODGERS, JOHN, 1944, GEOLOGY AND MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF NORTHEASTERN TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 52, 275P.KING, P.B., AND FERGUSON, H.W., 1960, GEOLOGY OF NORTHEASTERNMOST TENNESSEE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 311STOSE, G.W., AND SCHRADER, F.C., 1923, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF EAST TENNESSEE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 737, 154P.1923 RECON STOSE & SCHRADER1944 GEOLMAP KING AND OTHERS1960 COMPILE KING & FERGUSON