RockWoofSketch map
Woof’s favorite find
Johnson Prospects
We picked it because its USGS record mentions 2 of the minerals on our cards and 2 of our card minerals overall. No other named site here scores as high on both counts. USGS lists it as past producer for Barium-Barite. Minerals mentioned: Pyrite, Galena. Approx. location 35.765, -84.450. USGS record.
Ask first: a USGS record doesn’t mean you can visit. Find out who owns the land and get permission before collecting.
Field cards: what kind of sites?
Produced ore or material at some point in the past.
The mineral was noted here, without development.
A processing plant site.
Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.
Mineral cards
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
1 site
Galena
Mohs 2.5–2.75. Heavy, silvery lead ore that breaks into cubes. Mindat
1 site
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
Minerals recorded here
Hematite 8Barite 6Galena 1Pyrite 1Commodities
Iron 11Barium-Barite 10Silica 1Manganese 1Sites
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor and Brabson Barite Mine | Barium-Barite | Barite | Past Producer | 35.759, -84.495 |
| Johnson Prospects | Barium-Barite | Barite | Past Producer | 35.765, -84.450 |
| Unnamed Barite Occurrence | — | Barite | Occurrence | 35.884, -84.401 |
| Tootle Mine | Barium-Barite | Barite | Past Producer | 35.718, -84.499 |
| Small Barite Mine | Barium-Barite | Barite | Past Producer | 35.634, -84.571 |
| Johnson Prospects | Barium-Barite | Barite, Galena, Pyrite | Past Producer | 35.765, -84.450 |
| Glen Alice Area | Iron | Hematite | Past Producer | 35.811, -84.917 |
| Chamberlain/Barnardsville Area | Iron | Hematite | Past Producer | 35.820, -84.525 |
| Chamberlain-Barnardsville Area-B | Iron | Hematite | Past Producer | 35.778, -84.567 |
| Chamberlain-Barnardsville Area | Iron | Hematite | Past Producer | 35.728, -84.605 |
| Euchee Area-B | Iron | Hematite | Past Producer | 35.714, -84.725 |
| Euchee Area-D | Iron | Hematite | Past Producer | 35.770, -84.657 |
| Harriman Area | Iron | Hematite | Past Producer | 35.963, -84.530 |
| Rockwood-Emory Gap Area | Iron | Hematite | Past Producer | 35.886, -84.650 |
| Taylor and Brabson Barite Mine | Barium-Barite | — | Past Producer | 35.759, -84.495 |
| Chamberlain-Barnardville Dep. South | Iron | — | Past Producer | 35.734, -84.600 |
| Chamberlain-Barnardville Dep. North | Iron | — | Past Producer | 35.812, -84.532 |
| Tootle Mine | Barium-Barite | — | Past Producer | 35.718, -84.499 |
| Taylor & Brabson Barite Mine | Barium-Barite | — | Past Producer | 35.759, -84.496 |
| Roane Electric Furnace | Silica, Iron, Manganese | — | Plant | 35.874, -84.681 |
| Johnson Prospects | Barium-Barite | — | Past Producer | 35.764, -84.450 |
| Unnamed Barite Occurrence | Barium-Barite | — | Occurrence | 35.884, -84.401 |
Fossil collections
The Paleobiology Database lists 2 fossil collection records in Roane County. These are research records, not public dig sites.
Nearby counties
Loudon County · Meigs County · McMinn County · Blount County · Cumberland County
Tennessee mineral guides
- Quartz in Tennessee
- Gold in Tennessee
- Mica in Tennessee
- Magnetite in Tennessee
- Pyrite in Tennessee
- Galena in Tennessee
Back to all Tennessee counties.
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.
Updated