Cranberry Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10074537
MRDS ID W020840
Record type Site
Current site name Cranberry Mine
Related records 10127238

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.97317, 36.14148 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Avery(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Elk Park(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Boone(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winston-Salem(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Watauga, North Carolina, Tennessee(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 Avery

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.97317, 36.14148

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORTS MAY 25 AND 26, 1971, AND

  • Deposit

    MARCH 13, 14, AND 17, 1972.

  • Deposit

    NC GEOL SURVEY

  • Deposit

    500 TPD, FEED CAP 1000 TPD, EMPL 10.FROM 1975 EMJ JOUR-100000 TO 500000 TONS OF ORE, DAILY ORE CAP500 TPD, FEED CAP 1000 TPD, EMPL 10.FROM 1975 EMJ JOUR-100000 TO 500000 TONS OF ORE, DAILY ORE CAP500 TPD, FEED CAP 1000 TPD, EMPL 10.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1975 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references