Tennessee · Jefferson County
Producer

Coy

Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States
ZincLeadLimestoneGeneralStoneCrushed/Broken
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc
SecondaryLead
TertiaryLimestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken
Commodity typeB
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Other materialsCalcite, Chalcopyrite, Chert, Dolomite, Fluorite, Galena, Jasper, Pyrite, Quartz, Sphalerite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1956
Discovery year1953
Identification
Deposit ID10129521
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates36.12229, -83.48879
References
1981 MSHA LISTBRIDGE,J. STRATIGRAPHY OF THE MASCOT-JEFFERSON CITY ZINC DISTRICT, TENNESSEE. U.S. GEOL. SURVEY PROF. PAPER 277, 1956, P. 7 AND 61.CLEMENT,G.K.,L. AVERY, AND P.A.SEIBERT. CAPITAL AND OPERATING COST ESTIMATING SYSTEM HANDBOOK. MINING AND BENEFICIATION OF METALLIC AND NONMETALLIC MINERALS EXCEPT FOSSIL FUELS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. NTIS: PB 277 348/AS. DECEMBER, 1977, 375 PP.CRAWFORD,J., AND A.D. HOAGLAND. THE MASCOT-JEFFERSON CITY ZINC DISTRICT, TENNESSEE. ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1933-1967, ED. BY J.D. RIDGE, AIME, V.1,1968, PP. 243-249.ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL. E & MJ INTERNATIONAL SURVEY OF UNDERGROUND MINES. JUNE, 1978, PP. 80-81.HARDEMAN,W.D. ZINC AND COPPER MINES IN TENNESSEE. BUMINES OPEN FILE REPORT, 1970, P. 10.HARRIS,L.D. KINKSPORT FORMATION AND MASCOT DOLOMITE (LOWER ORDOVICIAN) OF EAST TENNESSEE. PAPERS ON THE STRATIGRAPHY AND MINE GEOLOGY OF THE KINGSPORT AND MASCOT FORMATIONS (LOWER ORDOVICIAN) OF EAST TENNESSEE, TENNESSEE DIVISION OF GEOLOGY RI 23, 1969, PP. 7-8.HATCHER, R.D., AND G.D. SWINGLE. MINERAL RESOURCES SUMMARY OF THE NEW MARKET QUADRANGLE, TENNESSEE, TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY MRS155-SE, 1973, P. 3.LEAMON.A.R. MINE INVENTORY. TENNESSEE DIVISION OF GEOLOGY OPEN FILE REPORT, 1973, 2 PP.LI,T.M. THE NEW LOOK AT ASARCO'S TENNESSEE MINES. MINING ENGINEERING, VOL. 28, NO.5, 1976, PP. 37-44.MAHER,S.W. THE ZINC INDUSTRY OF TENNESSEE. TENNESSEE DIVISION OF GEOLOGY IC 6, 1958, P. 8.MATHEWS,A.A., INC. MINE INTERVIEW REPORT, ASARCO YOUNG MINE AND MILL, MASCOT, TENNESSEE. PHASE 2 REPT., BUMINES MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM CONTRACT NO. JO255D26, VOL. I, 1976, 17 PP.MCCORMICK,J.E., ET AT. GEOLOGY OF THE AMERICAN ZINC COMPANY'S YOUNG MINE. PAPERS ON THE STRATIGRAPHY AND MINE GEOLOGY OF THE KINGSPORT AND MASCOT FORMATIONS (LOWER ORDOVICIAN) OF EAST TENNESSEE. TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY RI 23, 1969, PP. 45-49.MILICI,R.C. THE STRATIGRAPHY OF KNOX COUNTY, TENNESSEE. CH. IN GEOLOGY OF KNOX COUNTY, TENNESSEE. TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 70, 1973, PP. 10-19.RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81