Alders Asbestos Mine

Past Producer in Jackson county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Asbestos
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10026106
MRDS ID K002576
Record type Site
Current site name Alders Asbestos Mine
Related records 10296772

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -83.11238, 35.18594 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR THE CREST OF PEAK KNOB, 1.3 MILES NORTHEAST OF GLENVILLE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jackson(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Big Ridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fontana Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Knoxville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Tuckasegee(hydrologic unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Nantahala 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 Jackson

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Asbestos Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -83.11238, 35.18594

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 60.96M
    Width 15.24M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1955

Mining district

District name Glenville-Norton Area

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO OPEN CUT TRENCHES ONE ON NORTH SIDE OF RIDGE THE OTHER ON THE SOUTH SIDE. EACH CUT ABOUT 100 FT X 25 FT

Comments on development

  • MINE WORKINGS BACKFILLED AND LEVELED. NO OUTCROPS IN VICINITY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CONRAD, S.G., AND OTHERS, 1963, ANTHOPHYLLITE ASBESTOS IN NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 77, 61P

  • Deposit

    1963 RECON CONRAD, S.G., REPOR

  • Production

    CONRAD, S.G., 1963, N.C. DIV. MIN. RES. BULL. 77

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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