Tennessee · Polk County
Past Producer

Burra Burra Mine

Polk County, Tennessee, United States
ZincSilverLeadIronGoldCopperSulfur
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Commodities
TertiaryZinc, Silver, Lead, Iron, Gold, Copper, Sulfur
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model91: Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits)
Orebody formLENTICULAR, TABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Other materialsActinolite, Galena, Gold, Hornblende, Silver, Tremolite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1901
Discovery year1843
Identification
Deposit ID10251584
MRDS IDW022860
Alternate namesTennessee Copper Company, Copperhill Operations
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates35.03511, -84.37932
References
BEALL, J. W., 1973, COPPER IN THE U. S. -- A POSITION SURVEY \nMINING ENGINEERING: SOC. MINING ENGINEERS, V. 25, NO. 4, P.EMMONS, W. H., AND LANEY, F. B., 1926, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSIT\nTHE DUCKTOWN MINING DISTRICT, TENNESSEE: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY\nPAPER 139, PP. 30-32 & 84-85.MAGEE, MAURICE, 1968, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE DUCKTOWN\nDISTRICT, TENNESSEE IN ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1967:\nAM. INST. MINING, METALL., AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, V.\nP. 207-241.MAHER, S. W., 1966, THE COPPER-SULFURIC ACID INDUSTRY IN TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY INF. CIRC. 14, 28 P.ROSS, C. S., 1935, ORIGIN OF THE COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE DUCKTOWN\nTYPE IN THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY\nPAPER 179, PP. 94-97.SAFFORD, J. M., 1869, GEOLOGY OF TENNESSEE: NASHVILLE, \nS. J. MERCER, P. 470-482.TENNESSEE COPPER COMPANY DIVISION, 1966, THE TCC STORY: COPPERHILL TENN., 3RD ED., PP. 6, 11 & 13.TENNESSEE COPPER COMPANY, JUNE 1958, TOPICS: V. 7, NOS. 3 ANCAMMAROTA, V. A. ET. AL. TRIP REPORT TO TENNESSEE ZINC MINE\nBUMINES MEMORANDUM, JANUARY 8, 1976, P. 3.1968 DIREXPL MAGEE, IN GRATON-SALES VOLUMEMAGEE, 1968, P. 228MAGEE, MAURICE, 1968, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE\nDUCKTOWN DISTRICT, TENNESSEE IN ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED\nSTATES, 1933-1967; AM. INST. MINING, METALL., AND PETROLEUM\nENGINEERS, V. 1, P. 207-241.