Commodities
PrimaryZinc
SecondaryLead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlBedding Planes
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Hemimorphite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Dolomite, Fluorite, Greenockite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Nolichucky Shale;Maryville Limestone
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Copper Cree Fault, Copper Ridge Syncline
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
AlterationOxidation Of Ores
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1899
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10106190
MRDS IDW031331
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.79925, -82.26402
References
MARTIN, A.J., 1941, GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC IN THE EASTERN STATES (MINE REPORT) IN U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MINERALS YEARBOOK REVIEW OF 1940: P. 315-324.WATSON, T.L., 1905, LEAD AND ZINC DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1, 156 P.WOODWARD, H.P., 1938, OUTLINE OF THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF RUSSELL COUNTY, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 49, 91 P.1899 DIREXPL L.D. CRAWFORD: OPENED MINE1900 DIREXPL BERTHA MINERAL CO.: OPERATED MINE1940 DIREXPL LACY-BUTLER CO.: MILLED DUMP MATERIALSWOODWARD (1938), MARTIN (1941)