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Manganese (commodity) from
Forge Mountain Mine, Butler Mining District, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Commodity:Manganese (commodity)
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Manganese (commodity) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Forge Mountain Mine, Butler Mining District, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1137714
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1137714:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other deposits of Manganese (commodity)
3.0km (1.8 miles) ⓘNelson King Prospect, Mountain City Mining District, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘWills Mine, Mountain City Mining District, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘSilver Lake Mine, Mountain City Mining District, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘBelle Hawkins Mine (Wright Mine), Mountain City Mining District, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘHuckleberry Ridge Mine, Mountain City Mining District, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA
9.9km (6.1 miles) ⓘPhillips Mine, Butler Mining District, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘChalk Branch Prospect, Shady Valley Mining District, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA
12.3km (7.7 miles) ⓘWest Tank Hollow Prospect, Shady Valley Mining District, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA
12.5km (7.7 miles) ⓘHogback Mine, Shady Valley Mining District, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘKemp Shoun Mine, Butler Mining District, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA
 
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