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Sawnee Hill Mine

Past Producer in Yancey 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10025975
MRDS ID K001968
Record type Site
Current site name Sawnee Hill Mine
Related records 10152183

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.20568, 35.79704 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yancey(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Celo(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 Yancey

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION FROM PLATE 3, USGS PROF. PAPER 577. SCALE 1:62,500

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MUSCOVITE-REDDISH BROWN, "A" STRUCTURE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Muscovite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -82.20568, 35.79704
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Pegmatite Is Concordant With The Foliation Of The Enclosing Country Rock

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 1.22M

Comments on the geologic information

  • QUARTZ, PLAGIOCLASE, MUSCOVITE WALL ZONE. QUARTZ CORE(?).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1942
Production years PRE 1942

Mining district

District name Spruce Pine District/South Toe River Area

Comments on the workings information

  • SMALL CUT, INCLINE 15 FEET, ADIT 60 FEET.

Reference information

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General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DATA ABSTRACTED FROM USGS PROF. PAPER 577.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1974 Fagan, James M. U.S. Geological Survey

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