Tennessee · Carter County
Past Producer

Bowers Manganese Mine

Carter County, Tennessee, United States
ManganeseIron
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Commodities
PrimaryManganese, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlResidual Clays Over Shady Dolomite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Shady Dolomite, Limestone-Dolomite;Helenmode Member-Erwin Formation;Upper Quartzite Member-Erwin Formation
StructureNorthwest Trending Transverse Fault
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10025142
MRDS IDK000107
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.35008, -82.12151
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 GEOLMAP KING, P.B. AND OTHERKING AND OTHERS