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J.K. Buchanan Mica Mine

Past Producer in Mitchell county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Mica
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10025186
MRDS ID K000862
Record type Site
Current site name J.K. Buchanan Mica Mine
Alternate or previous names Milt Wilson Mine
Related records 10126879

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.10706, 35.99953 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mitchell(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Spruce Pine(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Asheville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Knoxville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Nolichucky(hydrologic unit)

French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(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 Mitchell

Comments on the location information

  • SEE PLATE 3, PROF. PAPER 577 FOR LOCATION

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MUSCOVITE-CINNAMON BROWN, MODERATE "A" STRUCTURE, MINERAL INCLUSIONS, RULED, CRACKED.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Muscovite Ore
Apatite Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Kyanite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Weathered (30 Ft)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Pegmatite Is Concordant With Wall Rock Structure

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES
    Strike NE
    Dip SE
    Plunge SW
    Thickness 6.1M

Comments on the geologic information

  • PLAGIOCLASE, PERTHITE, QUARTZ, MUSCOVITE, WALL ZONE, MEDIUM TO COARSE GRAINED; QUARTZ, PERTHITE CORE DISCONTINUOUS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years 1936-1945, 1954-1955

Mining district

District name Spruce Pine District/Hawk-Bakersville Area

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION GREATER THAN 10000 LB SHEET MICA ; GREATER THAN 10000 LB SCRAP MICA

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 SHAFTS, INCLINE 250, CUTS PROSPECT PITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

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

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