Kentucky · Monroe County
Prospect

Fountain Run

Monroe County, Kentucky, United States
ZincDolomite
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc
TertiaryDolomite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Other materialsBarite, Calcite, Dolomite, Fluorite, Galena, Pyrite, Quartz, Sphalerite
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1970
Identification
Deposit ID10218493
Alternate namesFlippin
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.70428, -85.94306
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 ZINC DEPOSIT AT ELMWOOD, TENNESSEE, CONCEPT AND CONSEQUENCE; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 72, NO. 7, NOVEMBER, 1977.KYLE, J. RICHARD; BRECCIATION, ALTERATION, AND MINERALIZATION IN THE CENTRAL TENNESSEE ZINC DISTRICT; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 71, NO. 5, AUGUST, 1976.GILBERT, R.C. AND HOAGLAND, A.D.; PALEOKARST PHENOMENA AND THE 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 OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE; G.S.A. ABSTRACTS, ANNUAL MEETING,CIRCULAR 2, 1970.FISHER, F.T. AND HOAGLAND, A.D.; HYDROLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS OF THE MIDDLE TENNESSEE ZINC DISTRICT; A.I.M.E. WORLD LEAD-ZINC SYMPOSIUM, OCTOBER 1970, VOL. 1.MUTMANSKY, J.M. HOISTING. UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPT, DEPT. OFMINERAL ENGINEERING, PENN STATE UNIVERSITY, 1980.EVERETT, J.R., AND SCHARON, L.; SUCCESSFUL USE OF LANDSAT IMAGERY FOR LEAD-ZINC EXPLORATION IN TENNESSEE AND KENTUCKY; COPY OF G.S.A. POSTER SESSION PAPER, ANNUAL MEETING, TORONTO, ONTARIO, 1978.HAMILTON, WARREN. GEOLOGY OF THE FOUNTAIN RUN QUADRANGLE, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1963."NELSON, J.E. AND D.R. BAHER. CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A ZERO DISCHARGE ZINC CONCENTRATOR. MINING CONGRESS JOURNAL VOL. 65, NO. 4, APRIL 1979, PP. 23-26