Carter County, Tennessee, Iron-Ores. [Volume: 8, Issue: 6, 1890, pp. 331-332]

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Iron,
Silica,
Phosphorus,

~ ~ ~ ~
~ ~

Per cent.. 67.91
2.01
0.06

2d. The Hodge mine is a deposit of brown hematite, which is
claimed to have been traced for a mile or more, and shows considerable width, the depth having been proven for 80 to 90 feet:

Iron,
Silica,.
Manganese,
Phosphorus,

Per cent.. 42.23. 11.00
8.91
0.175

Per cent.
57.07
5.35
0.225

3d. The Taylor mine is reported to be a vein of ore running
through the limestone rock for about one-half a mile. It was first
opened in 1844, and is 15 to 20 feet wide and 30 feet in depth.
Mr. Traver also furnished the following analyses of other East
Tennessee iron- and manganese-ores:

Iron ores.
Sesquioxide of iron,
Silica,
Manganese dioxide,
Manganese,
Alumina,
Lime,
Phosphorus,
Water,
Total,
Metallic iron,

Hardin.
Per cent..... 77.47..... 11.55
0.151...~... 1.26
0.44. 0.083
9.07.....100.023. 54.23

Hust.
Per cent.
3.50......
4.23
0.3361
52.56

Manganese-ores at head of Stony Creek, Carter County, Tenn.:
Taylor bank. Garland bank.
Per cent. Per cent.
Iron,....... 3.42 4.85
Manganese,... 48.91 46.44
Silica,... 2.50 5.95
Phosphorus,... 0.216 0.183
Copper,. present. present.