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Cumberland Deposit

Jackson County, Tennessee, United States
ZincCadmiumDolomite
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc
SecondaryCadmium
TertiaryDolomite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Other materialsBarite, Calcite, Dolomite, Fluorite, Galena, Quartz, Sphalerite
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1970
Identification
Deposit ID10154670
Alternate namesSugar Creek, Exxons Cumberland, Cumberland Exxon
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.42929, -85.57775
References
WHITE, LANE; MIDDLE TENNESSEE ZINC; E&MJ, V. 180, NO. 8,AUGUST 1979.WINSLOW, K.R. AND HILL, W.T.; THE ELMWOOD PROJECT;MINING CONGRESS JOURNAL, V. 59, NO. 3, MARCH, 1973.CALLAHAN, WILLIAM; THE HISTORY OF THE DISCOVERY OF THE ZINCDEPOSIT AT ELMWOOD, TENNESSEE, CONCEPT AND CONSEQUENCE;ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 72, NO. 7, NOVEMBER, 1977.KYLE, J. RICHARD; BRECCIATION, ALTERATION, ANDMINERALIZATION IN THE CENTRAL TENNESSEE ZINC DISTRICT;ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 71, NO. 5, AUGUST, 1976.GILBERT, R.C. AND HOAGLAND, A.D.; PALEOKARST PHENOMENA ANDTHE POST-KNOX UNCONFORMITY OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE;G.S.A. ABSTRACTS, ANNUAL MEETING, CIRCULAR 2, 1970.STAGG, A.K. AND FISCHER, F.T.; UPPER KNOX STRATIGRAPHY OFMIDDLE TENNESSEE; G.S.A. ABSTRACTS, ANNUAL MEETING,FISHER, F.T. AND HOAGLAND, A.D.; HYDROLOGIC INVESTIGATIONSOF THE MIDDLE TENNESSEE ZINC DISTRICT; A.I.M.E. WORLDLEAD-ZINC SYMPOSIUM, OCTOBER 1970, VOL. 1.MUTMANSKY, J.M. HOISTING. UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPT, DEPT. OFMINERAL ENGINEERING, PENN STATE UNIVERSITY, 1980.RENFRO, H.B. AND D.E. FERAY. GEOLOGICAL HIGHWAY MAP OF THEMID-ATLANTIC REGION. AAPG.EVERETT, J.R., AND SCHARON, L.; SUCCESSFUL USE OF LANDSATIMAGERY FOR LEAD-ZINC EXPLORATION IN TENNESSEE ANDKENTUCKY; COPY OF G.S.A. POSTER SESSION PAPER,ANNUAL MEETING, TORONTO, ONTARIO, 1978.NEESHAM, R.; EXXON EMERGING AS A MAJOR MINING FIRM; E&MJ,V. 179, NO. 7, JULY, 1978.TENNESSEE DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION. GENERAL HIGHWAY MAP,JACKSON COUNTY, 1973.NELSON, J.E. AND D.R. BAKER. CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OFA ZERO DISCHARGE ZINC CONCENTRATOR. MINING CONGRESSJOURNAL VOL. 65, NO. 4, APRIL 1979, PP. 23-26.