Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
TertiaryFluorine-Fluorite, Sulfur-Pyrite, Copper
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlFault Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Chalcopyrite, Fluorite, Pyrite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Longarm Quartzite, Quartzite & Arkose;Wilhite Formation, Slate
StructureBrushy Mountain Thrust Fault
Tectonic settingFolded Blue Ridge Province
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1900-1947
First production1901
Identification
Deposit ID10025882
MRDS IDK001856
Alternate namesMims Barite Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.88981, -82.9457
References
FERGUSON, H.W., AND JEWELL, W.B., 1951, GEOLOGY AND BARITE DEPOSITS OF THE DEL RIO DISTRICT, COCKE COUNTY, TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 57, 235 P.MAHER, S.W., 1970, BARITE RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, REPT. INV. 28, 40 P.1951 COMPILE FERGUSON & JEWELL, TENN. DIV. GEOL. BULL.1970 COMPILE MAHER, S.W., TENN. DIV. GEOL., RPT. INV.FERGUSON AND JEWELL, 1951, TENN. DIV. GEOL. BULL. 57