Tennessee · Hamilton County
Past Producer

Chattanooga Tenn. Bauxite

Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
Aluminum
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Commodities
PrimaryAluminum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formSINKHOLE FILL
Materials
Ore mineralsBauxite, Gibbsite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1907
Discovery year1904
Identification
Deposit ID10068425
MRDS IDW001481
Alternate namesMissionary Ridge & Summit Knobs
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates35.16678, -85.16661
References
DUNLAP, J. C., BERGQUIST, H. R., CRAIG, L. C., AND OVERSTREET, E. F., 1965, BAUXITE DEPOSITS OF TENNESSEE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1199-L, P. 37MCINTOSH, F. K., 1949, INVESTIGATIONS OF HAMILTON COUNTY BAUXITE DISTRICT TENNESSEE: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPT. INV. 4550, P. 31DUNLAP, J.C., BERGQUIST, H.R, CRAIG, L.C., AND OVERSTREET, E.F., 1965, BAUXITE DEPOSITS OF TENNESSEE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1199-L, P. L1-L37.1942 DIREXPL USBM1942 GEOLMAP DUNLAP AND CRAIG