Fork Mountain and Harold Prospect

Manganese prospect · Carter County, Tennessee

ProspectManganeseSurfaceUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
ORE · MANGANESEBENCHESSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE
195019752000today

discovered 1951

Drawn as an open-pit mine, dug down in benches from the surface. The ore color stands for manganese. 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
CountyCarter
Coordinates36.26149, -82.18095

Commodities

TertiaryManganese

Mine Details

StatusProspect
TypeSurface
Discovery Year1951
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10129197
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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Harold Prospect0.1 miManganeseProspect
Cedar Hill Mine1.2 miPast Producer
Cedar Hill Manganese Mine1.2 miManganesePast Producer
Cedar Hill Mine1.2 miManganesePast Producer
Yokum Prospect1.7 miProspect
Carden Prospect1.8 miProspect
Grindstaff Prospect2.0 miProspect
Jenkins Manganese Mine2.4 miManganesePast Producer
Jenkins Mine2.4 miManganesePast Producer
Jenkins Mine2.4 miPast Producer
Hyder Prospect2.7 miProspect
Teaser and Ray Prospect2.8 miPast 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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