Commodities
PrimaryIron
TertiaryCopper, Sulfur
Commodity typeB
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
GangueActinolite, Calcite, Chlorite, Quartz, Staurolite, Tremolite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10227470
MRDS IDW022865
Alternate namesTennessee Copper Company, Mary-Polk County Ore Body
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.00731, -84.38212
References
EMMONS, W. H., AND LANEY, F. B., 1926, GEOLOGY AND ORE \nDEPOSIT OF THE DUCKTOWN MINING DISTRICT, TENNESSEE: \nU. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PAPER 139, P. 98 - 99.MAGEE, MAURICE, 1968, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE DUCKTOWN DISTRICT, TENNESSEE: IN RIDGE, J.D., ED., ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1933-1967 (GRATON-SALES VOLUME), V. 1, AM. INST. MINING, METALL., AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, P. 207-241