R. P. Johnson Barite Mine

Barium-Barite past producer · Greene County, Tennessee

Past ProducerBarium-BariteUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
ADITORE · BARIUM-BARITESECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as a small mine; the records don't say whether it was worked from the surface or underground. The ore color stands for barium-barite. 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
CountyGreene
Coordinates36.20398, -82.83987

Commodities

PrimaryBarium-Barite

Mine Details

StatusPast Producer
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10102242
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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
R. P. Johnson Barite Mine0.0 miBarium-BaritePast Producer
Unnamed Barite Occurrences near Greeneville, TN0.1 miOccurrence
Roberta Johnson0.2 miProspect
R. P. Johnson0.2 miProspect
R. P. Johnson Zinc Prospect0.3 miOccurrence
Unnamed Barite Occurrence 9 near Greeneville, TN0.4 miOccurrence
Unnamed Barite Occurrence 8 near Greeneville, TN0.4 miOccurrence
Unnamed Barite Occurrence 7 near Greeneville, TN0.5 miOccurrence
M. E. Harmon Barite Mine0.5 miBarium-BaritePast Producer
M. E. Harmon Barite Mine0.6 miBarium-BaritePast Producer
M.e. Harmon/r.p. Johnson Mines0.6 miBarium-BaritePast Producer
Cox Barite Prospect0.6 miOccurrence

What This Means

This mine is a past producer — it was once operational but is no longer actively mining. Past producer sites may still have environmental impacts including disturbed land, tailings piles, and potential water quality effects. Some past producer sites have been reclaimed, while others remain as-is. Check with your state mining or environmental agency for current site conditions.

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