Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlResidual Clays
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Shady Dolomite, Early Lithologic Types;Quartzite Member-Erwin Formation;Rome Formation, Shl
StructureOverturned Beds Dip To Southeast
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1917
Identification
Deposit ID10025139
MRDS IDK000104
Alternate namesTaylor Or Powder Branch Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.27148, -82.24929
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, 275P1944 RECON KING, P.B. AND OTHERKING, P.B. AND OTHERS, 1944, TENN. DIV. GEOL. BULL. 52