Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlBedding
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Athens Shale, Limestone With Interbedded Shale
StructureNortheast-Trending Strike Belts
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1959
First production1959
Discovery year1959
Identification
Deposit ID10025902
MRDS IDK001878
Alternate namesHills Bank Safford, 1869
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.39705, -84.47825
References
MAHER, S.W., 1964, IRON, ZINC, AND BARITE DEPOSITS BETWEEN MORRISTOWN AND ETOWAH, TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE ACAD. SCI. JOUR., V. 39, NO. 3, P. 103-106; REPR. AS TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY INF. CIRC. 121964 COMPILE MAHER, S.W., TENN. DIV. GEOL. INF. CIR. 1MAHER, S.W., 1964, TENN. DIV. GEOL., INF. CIR. NO. 12