Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrite, Siderite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1809
First production1809
Identification
Deposit ID10025688
MRDS IDK001609
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.55369, -82.07512
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, REPORTMAHER, S.W., 1964, TENN. DIV. GEOL. R. I. 19