Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiarySulfur-Pyrite, Iron, Pig Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model184: Massive sulfide, kuroko
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Biotite Schist And Gneiss: Biotite-Quartz-Plagioclase Schist And Gneiss, Locally Containing Sillimanite, Graphite, Or Hornblende; Commonly Interlayered With Micaceous Quartz-Feldspar Gneiss, Less Commonly Interlayered With Amphibolite And Hornblende Schist (Hadley And Nelson, 1971)
StructureNortheast
Tectonic settingBlue Ridge
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1918
Identification
Deposit ID10026291
MRDS IDK003543
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.24317, -83.31071
References
HADLEY, J.B., AND NELSON, A.E., 1971, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE KNOXVILLE QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, AND SOUTH CAROLINA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISC. GEOL. INV. MAP I-654, 1:250,000.TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, (N.D.), MACON COUNTY COPPER PROSPECTS: KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY OPEN-FILE REPORT, 2 P.TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY OPEN-FILE REPORT.