Moss Mine

Past Producer in Cleveland county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Mica
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 10074618
MRDS ID W020942
Record type Site
Current site name Moss Mine
Related records 10175335

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.38093, 35.20567 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cleveland(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Grover(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Gastonia(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Broad(hydrologic unit)

Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Cleveland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.38093, 35.20567

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT NOVEMBER 16 AND 18, 1971.

  • Deposit

    NC GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.

  • Deposit

    PROPERTY IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY KINGS MOUNTAIN MICA COMPANY, INC.

  • Deposit

    OPERATION INCLUDES A MILL AT THE MINE AND PRODUCES SCRAP MICA.

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.