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North Cove Prospect

Occurrence in McDowell county in North Carolina, United States with commodities Zinc, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10025162
MRDS ID K000837
Record type Site
Current site name North Cove Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.98956, 35.83592 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

McDowell(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ashford(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hickory(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Catawba(hydrologic unit)

Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Pisgah National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Croatan National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

National Forests in North Carolina(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina McDowell

Comments on the location information

  • LAT-LONG VALUES FROM THE NATIONAL ATLAS ARE FOR THE TOWN OF NORTH COVE, NORTH CAROLINA IN MCDOWELL COUNTY AND IN THE 1:24000 ASHFORD QUADRANGLE (GIVEN 1:24000 QUAD IS LINVILLE FALLS)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Cuprite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Dolomite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Shady Dolomite
    Rock description Shady Dolomite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) Chilhowee Group; Lower Chilhowee
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Grandfather Mountain Window

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Comments on the geologic information

  • DISSEMINATED SPHALERITE ASSOCIATED WITH SMALL AMOUNTS OF CUPRITE, CHALCOPYRITE, PYRITE AND SOME SECONDARY COPPER MINERALS IS FOUND IN SHADY DOLOMITE. ORE MINERALS, ASSOCIATED WITH QUARTZ AND CALCITE, OCCUR IN VEINLETS AND AS IRREGULAR REPLACEMENTS IN DOLOMITE. ; GEOL.DESC: "DISSEMINITED SPHALERITE WITH SMALL AMOUNTS OF CUPRITE, CHALCOPYRITE, PYRITE...ASSOCIATED WITH QUARTZ, AND CALCITE OCCUR IN VEINLETS AND AS IRREGULAR REPLACEMENTS IN DOLOMITE."

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on development

  • EXPLORED BY SEVERAL COMPANIES; DRILLED IN 1943-1944 AND IN 1963. CORE ON FILE WITH N.C. STATE UNIV., RALEIGH, N.C.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WEDOW, HELMUTH, JR., HEYL, A.V., AND SWEENEY, J.W., 1968, ZINC AND LEAD, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE APPALACHIAN STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 580, P. 458

  • Deposit

    REED, J.C., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE LINVILLE FALLS QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1161-B, P. B1-B53

  • Deposit

    1963 DIREXPL "DIAMOND-DRILLING"

  • Deposit

    1964 RECON REED, J.C.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1973 Fagan, James M. U.S. Geological Survey

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