Chalk Mountain Mine

Past Producer in Mitchell county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Feldspar
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 10074777
MRDS ID W021140
Record type Site
Current site name Chalk Mountain Mine
Related records 10176583

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.1054, 35.89898 (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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Mitchell

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Feldspar Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -82.1054, 35.89898

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 FEB. 15, 16, AND 18, 1972.

  • Deposit

    NC GEOL SURVEYOPERATION INCLUDES 2 MINES. FROM 1975 EMJ DIR-500000 TO 1 -ILLIO-TONS ORE, ORE GRADE 50 PERCENT, FEED CAPACITY 850 TPD. FROM 75-76WORLD MINES REG-CRUDE ORE CAP 800 TPD, METALS & CONC CAP 60 TP&, ORE CONCENTRATOR CAP 750 TPD. FROM 1974 MESA FILE MINE 10 -EN. FROM MESA MINE FILE REF 2-6-76-MILL EMP 47 MEN.

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.