Fowler Iron-Zinc Mine, Bumpass Cove District, Unicoi Co., Tennessee, USA
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 36° 9' 7'' North , 82° 29' 12'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 36.1519444444, -82.4866666667 |
Located in center of Bumpass Cove, 2.6 miles SW of Embreeville.
REF:Deposit:: RODGERS, JOHN, 1948, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF BUMPASS COVE, UNICOI AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES, TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 54, 82 P
Deposit:: 1948 GEOLMAP RODGERS, J
Deposit:: MAHER, S. W., 1958, THE ZINC INDUSTRY OF TENNESSEE: TENN. DI
Deposit:: LOGY INF. CIRC. 6, P. 25.
Production:: RODGERS, JOHN, 1948, TENN. DIV. GEOL. BULL 54
Commodities (Major) - Zinc, Iron, Lead
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Shady Dolomite, Dolomite With Minor Interbedded Limestone
Structure: Syncline Northwest Of Thrust Fault Between Northwest And Southeast Blocks Of Bald Mountain Thrust Sheet
Host Rock: Dolomite
Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
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