Commodities
PrimaryManganese, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlResidual Clays Over Shady Dolomite
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Shady Dolomite, Dolomite With Minor Interbedded Limestone;Erwin Formation, Siltstone & Silty Quartzite
StructureSyncline Northwest Of Thrust Fault Between Northwest And Southeast Blocks Of The Bald Mountain Thrust Sheet
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsPRE 1844; 1935; 1939-1943
First production1844
Identification
Deposit ID10102252
MRDS IDK000888
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.14953, -82.51097
References
RODGERS, JOHN, 1948, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF BUMPASS COVE, UNICOI AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES, TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 54, 82 P.KING, P.B., FERGUSON, H.W., CRAIG, L.C., RODGERS, JOHN, 1944, GEOLOGY AND MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF NORTHEASTERN TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 52, 275P.1948 GEOLMAP RODGERS, JKING, P. B., 1944, TENN. DIV. GEOL. BULL. 52, P. 266