Tennessee · Jefferson County
Producer

Zinc Mine

Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States
ZincStoneIronFluorine-FluoriteLeadCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc
SecondaryStone
TertiaryIron, Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Copper
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formIRREGULAR: TABULAR
Ore controlFracturing: Bedding
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Fluorite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueChert, Dolomite, Jasper, Quartz
Other materialsCalcite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Kingsport
AlterationModerate Dolomitization: Silicification: Bleaching
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10080280
MRDS IDW031394
Alternate namesDavis-Bible, Zinc Mines Works
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.10981, -83.49572
References
BOYLE, J.R., AND WILLIAMS, LLOYD, 1965, MINING METHODS AND PRACTICES AT THE YOUNG MINE, AMERICAN ZINC CO. OF TENNESSEE, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TENN.: U. S. BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 8269, P. 18.ZINC DISTRICT, TENNESSEE, U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 277, P. 7 AND 61.CRAWFORD, JOHNSON, AND HOAGLAND, A.D., 1968, THE MASCOT-JEFFERSON CITY ZINC DISTRICT, TENNESSEE IN ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1933-1967: AM. INST. MINING, METALL., AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, V. 1, P. 243-249.CRAWFORD, JOHNSON, FULWEILER, R.E., AND MILLER, H.W., 1969, MINE GEOLOGY OF THE NEW JERSEY ZINC COMPANY'S JEFFERSON CITY MINE IN PAPERS ON THE STRATIGRAPHY AND MINE GEOLOGY OF THE KINGSPORT AND MASCOT FORMATIONS (LOWER ORDOVICIAN) OF EAST TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY REPT. INVS. 23, P. 69-71.HATCHER, R. D., JR., 1973, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE JEFFERSON CITY QUADRANGLE: TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY GM 163-SW.LEAMON, A. R., 1973, MINE INVENTORY: TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPORT.LI, T. M., 1976, THE NEW LOOK AT ASARCO'S TENNESSEE MINES IN MINING ENGINEERING: SOC. MINING ENGINEERS, V. 28, NO. 5, P. 45.MAHER, S. W., 1958, THE ZINC INDUSTRY OF TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY INF. CIRC. 6, P. 4 AND 8.11) MILICI, R.C., 1973, THE STRATIGRAPHY OF KNOX COUNTY, TENNESSEE IN GEOLOGY OF KNOX COUNTY, TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 70, P. 10-19.12) JEFFERSON CITY ZINC DISTRICT, TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY REPT. INVS. 12, P. 7-8 AND 10, AND PLATE 113) SWINGLE, G. D., 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES SUMMARY OF THE JEFFERSON CITY QUADRANGLE: TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY MRS 163-SW, P. 3.14) ELLIS, E.E.; UNIVERSAL EXPLORATION COMPANIES OPERATIONS IN EAST TENNESSEE. THE MINING CONGRESS JOURNAL, JUNE, 1931, PP. 305-310.15) HILL, W.T., J.E. MCCORMICK, HELMUTH WEDOW, JR. PROBLEMS ON THE ORIGIN OF ORE DEPOSITS IN THE LOWER ORDOVICIAN FORMATIONS OF EAST TENNESSEE. ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL. 66, NO. 5, AUGUST, 1971, PP. 799-804.16) MSHA UPDATE 1978 KEISER, H.D.; CRUSHED STONE AND ORE DRESSING PLANT - A PROFITABLE COMBINATION. E&MJ, V. 132, NO. 6, 1931 PP. 4-7.