Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeN
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10100153
MRDS IDW022975
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates35.92704, -86.89832
References
CRIB MINERAL RESOURCES FILE, RECORD NUMBER K002308.PROPERTY IS OWNED BY MRS. BESSIE BUSH AND IS OPERATED BY THE U.S.GOVERNMENT, TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY.PHOSPHATE ROCK IS MINED FROM RESIDUUM OF THE ORDOVICIAN BIGBY-CANNON LIMESTONE. FROM 1975 EMJ DIR-OPERATION INCLUDES SEVERAL MINES-ACTUAL ORE TONNAGE 200885 DRY, ACTUAL WASTE TONNAGE 164487. FROM TVA MUSCLE SHOALS, ALA-PROD CAP IN 1976 200000 ST. FROM 1974 MESA EMP DATA- MINE 23 MEN.