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Unnamed Mica Mines Hi-018

Producer in Avery county in North Carolina, United States with commodities Mica, Feldspar, Quartz
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079244
MRDS ID W028427
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Mica Mines Hi-018
Related records 10272443

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.99345, 35.96565 (WGS84)
Elevation 908
Relative position 2.0 KM SW OF DOE HILL MTN. PEAK; ANOTHER NEARBY MINE IS 1.7 KM SW OF DOE HILL MTN. PEAK.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Avery(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Linville Falls(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hickory(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Charlotte(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 Avery

Comments on the location information

  • BOTH MINES ARE ON LOWER FORESTED WESTERN SLOPES OF DOE HILL MOUNTAIN

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Primary
Feldspar Secondary
Quartz Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PROBABLY MOST MICA GROUND. FELDSPAR & QUARTZ USEFUL BYPRODUCTS.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.99345, 35.96565
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Northeast

Ore body information

  • General form LINEAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Pegmatites Usually Concordant With Foliation

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Spruce Pine

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • SPECIFIC INFORMATION LACKING. PRODUCTION THOUGHT TO BE VERY SMALL, INTERMITTENT, AND INFORMAL COTTAGE INDUSTRY TYPE.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PROBABLY SOME MINOR AMOUNTS OF PEGMATITE REMAIN.

Comments on the workings information

  • INFORMATION LACKING. NEED ON-SITE INSPECTION.

Comments on development

  • MINES ARE IN SOUTHERN PART OF SPRUCE PINE MICA DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT ACTIVE SINCE 1868 AND A MAJOR MICA PRODUCER. THIS LOCALITY TAKEN AS A "LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER" BASED ON INFORMATION AVAILABLE. ORE MATERIAL AVAILABLE ON SURFACE. NO FORMALIZED DEVELOPMENT REQUIRED.

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit KNOWN TO BE ACTIVE IN YEAR 1967. SMALL, OCCASIONAL MINING BY LOCALS BEFORE & AFTER 1967.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1979 D'Agostino, John P. U.S. Geological Survey

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