Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlPurple Ferruginous Quartzite
Geology
StructureOn Upper Plate Of Bald Mountain Thrust Sheet
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1892
First production1892
Identification
Deposit ID10025203
MRDS IDK000890
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.14759, -82.47764
References
JARVIS, R.P., 1912, THE VALLEY AND MOUNTAIN IRON ORES OF EAST TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 2-CRODGERS, JOHN, 1948, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF BUMPASS COVE, UNICOI AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES, TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 54 82P.1948 GEOLMAP RODGERS, JOHRODGERS, JOHN, 1948, TENN. DIV. GEOL. BULL. 54