Dees Prospect

Zinc occurrence · Union County, Tennessee

OccurrenceZincUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
NOTED AT THE SURFACE · ZINCSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as a mineral occurrence: a place where a geologist noted the mineral, with no mining recorded. The ore color stands for zinc. Federal records note the kind of operation and its status, not its depth or layout, so this is a typical example rather than a survey of this site.

Location

StateTennessee
CountyUnion
Coordinates36.40120, -83.80296

Commodities

TertiaryZinc

Mine Details

StatusOccurrence
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10025411
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Dees0.0 miProspect
Evans0.3 miProspect
Evans Prospect0.3 miOccurrence
Bowen0.6 miUnknown
Bowen Occurrence0.6 miOccurrence
Tolliver South Prospect0.8 miOccurrence
J. W. Taylor0.8 miProspect
J. W. Taylor Prospect0.8 miOccurrence
Southern D. F. Tolliver0.8 miProspect
Williams Eastern Prospect1.2 miIronOccurrence
Eastern Williams Prospect1.2 miIronOccurrence
Powell River Zinc & Lead Mine1.2 miLead, ZincPast Producer

What This Means

This location is classified as a mineral prospect or occurrence — a site where minerals have been identified but no significant mining has taken place. These sites typically have minimal environmental impact but indicate the presence of mineral deposits in the area.

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