Tennessee · Maury County
Past Producer
Tennessee Valley Authority Reserves
Maury County, Tennessee, United States
Phosphorus-Phosphates Aluminum Calcium Fluorine-Fluorite Iron Water Free
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Surface manager + active mining claims at this point, live from BLM. The "open to location" notes are a general 1872-Mining-Law guide, not BLM output — decision-support only; verify with BLM MLRS and on the ground before staking or entry.
Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
TertiaryAluminum, Calcium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Water, Free
Commodity typeB
Materials
Other materialsCollophane, Quartz
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1942
Discovery year1893
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References
SMITH, R.W. & WHITLATCH, G.I., 1940, THE PHOSPHATE RESOURCESTENNESSEE, TENN. DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULL. J8, 444 PP.AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS, 1970, GEOLOGICHIGHWAY MAP OF THE MID ATLANTIC REGION, AAPG MAP N/4.BATES, R.L. U969, GEOLOGY OF INDUSTRIAL ROCKS AND MINERALS;NEW YORK, TENNESSEE PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS PP 187-90BROWN,L.P., 1904,THE PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN STATENGINEERING ASSOC. OF THE SOUTH, VOL 15, NO. 8,PP 85-118BURT,R.B., 1978, THE MINING AND BENEFICIATION OF TENNESSEEPHOSPHATE ROCK,SPECIAL REPORT FOR ZELLARS-WILLIAMS, INC,HERSHEY,R.E., FLOYD,R.J., MILLER,R.A., WILSON,C.W. ET AL;GEOLOGIC MAPS AND MINERAL RESOURCE SUMMARIES TENNESSEEDIVISION OF GEOLOGY 1963-1970REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO SURFACE MINING, STATE OF TENNESSEEDEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION DIVISION OF SURFACE MINING, 1TENNESSEE'S AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS, CHAPTER 1200-3-3GENERAL HIGHWAY MAP WILLIAMSON, GILES COUNTIES, TENNESSEEDEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, 1976, 1975BRICK CHURCH, LEIPERS FORK QUADRANGLES, 7 1/2 MINUTE SERIES.U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. 1981 MINERALS YEARBOOK, VOL. 2, AREAREPORTS: DOMESTIC, P. 463._____. MINERALS ALERT, APR. 7 AND APR. 14, 1987.
Identification
Deposit ID10178807
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.37011, -87.58001
Base: USGS MRDS (public domain, frozen 2011). Community notes © their authors, CC-BY. Land data live from BLM.