Commodities
PrimaryZinc
SecondaryLead
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlWallen Valley Fault (Maher); Breccia Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Limonite, Pyrite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Maynardville Limestone & Copper Ridge Dolomite
StructureNortheast-Trending Powell River Anticline On The Northwest.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1880-1908
First production1880
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10102269
MRDS IDK001629
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.38898, -83.64295
References
SECRIST, M.H., 1924, ZINC DEPOSITS OF EAST TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOL., BULL. 31, 165 P.MAHER, S.W., 1958, THE ZINC INDUSTRY OF TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOL., INF. CIR. NO. 6, 28 P.TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, 1933, STRAIGHT CREEK MINE REPORT: TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1933.1924 GEOLMAP SECRIST, M.H., TENN. DIV. GEOL., REPORT1958 COMPILE MAHER, S.W., TENN. DIV. GEOL., REPORTBARKSDALE, 1933, TVA INTERNAL REPORT