Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
TertiarySulfur-Pyrite, Iron, Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlVeins Localized By Overthrust Faults And Related Structures (Maher, 1970).
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Fluorite, Hematite, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud
StructureBrushy Mountain Thrust Fault
Tectonic settingFolded Blue Ridge
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1917, 1944-1945, 1947
First production1903
Identification
Deposit ID10102292
MRDS IDK001855
Alternate namesPond Ridge Barite Mine, Or Burnett Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.89315, -82.95404
References
GORDON, C.H., 1920, BARITE DEPOSITS IN UPPER EAST TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULL. 23, P. 65-70.FERGUSON, H.W., AND JEWELL, W.B., 1951, GEOLOGY AND BARITE DEPOSITS OF THE DEL RIO DISTRICT, COCKE COUNTY, TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 57, 235 P.MAHER, S.W., 1970, BARITE RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, REPT. INV. 28, 40 P.1920 OTHER GORDON, C.H., TENN. GEOL. SUR. BULL. 231951 OTHER FERGUSON & JEWELL, TENN. DIV. GEOL. BULL. 571970 COMPILE MAHER, S.W., TENN. DIV. GEOL. RPT. INV. 28FERGUSON & JEWELL, 1951, TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 57FERGUSON, H.W., AND JEWELL, W.B., 1951, TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 57.