Southwest Shofner - Union, TN

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What kind of site this is

Drawn as a prospect: a shallow pit or trench dug to test for ore, not a working mine. The ore color stands for sulfur-pyrite, 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

State	Tennessee
County	Union
Coordinates	36.42569, -83.80800

Commodities

Tertiary

Sulfur-Pyrite, Zinc

Mine Details

Status	Prospect
Data Source	USGS MRDS
Source ID	10202515

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Nearest Recorded Sites

Site	Distance	Commodity	Status
Shofner Prospect Southwest	0.0 mi		Occurrence
Shofner Prospect Northeast	0.2 mi		Occurrence
Northeast Shofner	0.2 mi		Prospect
S. Jones	0.4 mi		Prospect
S. Jones Prospect	0.4 mi		Occurrence
Eastern Williams Prospect	0.5 mi	Iron	Occurrence
Williams Eastern Prospect	0.5 mi	Iron	Occurrence
Caldwell	0.6 mi		Past Producer
Williams Western Prospect	0.7 mi		Occurrence
Western Williams Prospect	0.7 mi	Iron	Occurrence
Caldwell Mine	0.7 mi	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Caldwell Mine	0.7 mi	Zinc, Lead	Past 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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