Commodities
PrimaryZinc
TertiaryLead, Iron, Barium-Barite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Model228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlBrecciated Dolomite And Limestone Fracturing
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Hematite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Dolomite, Fluorite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Kingsport Formation, Dolomite & Limestone
StructureCollapse - Breccia Structures
Tectonic settingPlatform Carbonates
AlterationUnknown
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1964 - 1972
First production1964
Identification
Deposit ID10102261
MRDS IDK001178
Alternate namesAsarco New Market Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.08203, -83.56489
References
WEDOW, HELMUTH AND OTHERS, 1968, ZINC AND LEAD IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE APPALACHIAN REGION: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 580TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, 1969, PAPERS ON THE STRATIGRAPHY AND MINE GEOLOGY OF THE KINGSPORT AND MASCOT FORMATIONS (LOWER ORDOVICIAN) OF EAST TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY REPT. INV. 23, 90 P.BRIDGE, JOSIAH, 1956, STRATIGRAPHY OF THE MASCOT-JEFFERSON CITY ZINC DISTRICT, TENNESSEE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 277, 76 P.1950 OTHER ODER AND HOOKS, REPORT1950 RECON BROKAW, A., REPORTMINING AND MINERAL PLANT INVENTORY, 1972, T.D.G., T.V.A., U.S.B.M., MANUSCRIPT1956 GEOLMAP BRIDGE, J., REPORT1968 COMPILE WEDOW, H., REPORT1972 COMPILE TENNESSEE DIV., GEOLOGY INVENTORYTENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY 1972 MINE INVENTORY