Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
TertiaryAluminum, Calcium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Water, Free
Commodity typeB
Materials
Other materialsCalcite, Collophane, Dolomite, Quartz
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1937
Discovery year1935
Identification
Deposit ID10202152
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.6668, -87.1167
References
HANK PARISOTTO, MANAGER OF CORPORATE REAL ESTATE, MONSANTOCO.; 9/17/87 TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH LEE OSMONSON.U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. COMPILATION OF PROPRIETARY, INDIVIDUALCOMPANY, PRODUCTION STATISTICS (FOR THE YEARS 1984THROUGH 1986).SMITH, R.W. & WHITLATCH, G.E., 1940, THE PHOSPHATE RESOURCESTENNESSEE, TENN. DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULL. 48, 444 PP.AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS, 1970, GEOLOGICHIGHWAY MAP OF THE MID ATLANTIC REGION, AAPG MAP N/ 4.BATES, R.L. 1969, GEOLOGY OF INDUSTRIAL ROCKS AND MINERALS;NEW YORK, TENNESSEE PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS PP 187-90.BROWN, L.P., 1904, THE PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN STENGINEERING ASSOC. OF THE SOUTH, VOL 15, NO. 8, PP 85-BURT, R.B., 1978, THE MINING AND BENEFICIATION OF TENNESSEEPHOSPHATE ROCK, SPECIAL REPORT FOR ZELLARS-WILLIAMS, IHERSHEY, R.E., FLOYD, R.J., MILLER,R.A., WILSON,C.W. ET AL;GEOLOGIC MAPSAND MINERAL RESOURCE SUMMARIES. TENNESSEEDIVISION OF GEOLOGY 1963-1970.TENNESSEE SURFACE MINING LAW, STRIP AND OPEN PIT MINES.CHAPTER 15. ACTS 1972 (ADJ. S.). CHAPTER 547, P1.TENNESSEE'S AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS, CHAPTER 1200-3-3ZELLARS-WILLIAMS INC., 1978, EVALUATION OF THE PHOSPHATEDEPOSITS OF TENNESSEE USING THE MINERALS AVAILABILITYSYSTEM. 37 PP.NOT ON 1980 OR 1981 MSHA LISTS; ASSUME PAST PRODUCER