Tennessee · Polk County
Past Producer

Eureka Mine

Polk County, Tennessee, United States
ZincCopperSulfur-PyriteSilverLeadGold
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Copper
SecondarySulfur-Pyrite
TertiarySilver, Lead, Gold
Commodity typeB
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Other materialsActinolite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Diopside, Galena, Gold, Hedenbergite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Silver, Sphalerite, Tremolite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1925
Discovery year1853
Identification
Deposit ID10300155
MRDS IDK001182
Alternate namesIsabella Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.03231, -84.36572
References
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