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Hill City-Moccasin Bend (Past Producer)Wr Grace/ Chattanooga, Tn. (Plant)Bennett Mine No. 1 + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Brannan Mine + 3 more nearby (Past Producer)Mccallie Tunnel Prospect + 1 more nearby (Prospect)Hixson Mine (Past Producer)Fred Nixson Prospect (Prospect)Chattanooga Tenn. Bauxite (Past Producer)Shofner Barite Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Willie Moore Prospect + 1 more nearby (Prospect)White Oak Mt. Area2 (Past Producer)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
11 paw pins; nearby sites are grouped into one pin. Hover or tap a pin for the site name. 1 site(s) with USGS coordinates outside the outline are not pinned. County outline: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary file (2023). Locations approximate.

Field cards: what kind of sites?

10
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

6
Prospect

Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.

2
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

1
Plant

A processing plant site.

Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.

Minerals recorded here

Hematite 3Barite 1Bauxite 1Gibbsite 1

Commodities

Aluminum 13Iron 3REE 1Barium-Barite 1Thorium 1

Sites

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Shofner Barite Prospect—BariteOccurrence35.036, -85.161
Chattanooga Tenn. BauxiteAluminumBauxite, GibbsitePast Producer35.167, -85.167
White Oak Mt. AreaIronHematitePast Producer35.124, -85.022
Hill City-Moccasin BendIronHematitePast Producer35.081, -85.322
White Oak Mt. Area2IronHematitePast Producer35.078, -85.044
Hixson MineAluminum—Past Producer35.165, -85.176
Wr Grace/ Chattanooga, Tn.REE—Plant35.043, -85.312
Mccallie Tunnel ProspectAluminum—Prospect35.028, -85.257
Brannan MineAluminum—Past Producer35.054, -85.246
Hornville MineAluminum—Past Producer35.040, -85.250
Montague MineAluminum—Past Producer35.053, -85.247
Willie Moore ProspectAluminum—Prospect35.062, -85.122
Perry MineAluminum—Past Producer35.060, -85.243
Shofner Barite ProspectBarium-Barite—Occurrence35.036, -85.161
Fred Nixson ProspectAluminum—Prospect35.149, -85.187
Smith ProspectAluminum—Prospect35.067, -85.122
Wilcox ProspectAluminum—Prospect35.048, -85.254
Bennett Mine No. 1Aluminum—Past Producer35.001, -85.263
Bennett No.2 ProspectAluminum—Prospect35.000, -85.264

Fossil collections

The Paleobiology Database lists 3 fossil collection records in Hamilton County. These are research records, not public dig sites.

Nearby counties

Marion County · Bradley County · Grundy County · Franklin County · McMinn County

Tennessee mineral guides

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How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.

Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.

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