Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface
Ore controlOre Occurs In Vein Like, Near Vertical Masses
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrite, Siderite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1850-1855
First production1825
Identification
Deposit ID10025686
MRDS IDK001606
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.58286, -82.05928
References
MONEYMAKER, B.C., 1961, OCCURRENCE OF IRON ORE MINERALS IN THE UPPER KNOX DOLOMITE IN SULLIVAN COUNTY, TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE ACAD. SCI. JOUR. V. 36, NO. 1, P.23-37.MAHER, S.W., 1964, THE BROWN IRON ORES OF EAST TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY REPT. INV. 19, 63 P.1961 RECON T.V.A, REPORT1964 COMPILE TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY, REPORTMONEYMAKER, B.C., 1961, TN. ACAD. SCI. JOUR. V. 36