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Unnamed Mica Mine Hi-015

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. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10089699
MRDS ID W028425
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Mica Mine Hi-015
Related records 10126717

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.99512, 35.98703 (WGS84)
Elevation 917
Relative position 2.7 KM NW OF DOE HILL MTN

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

  • ON FORESTED LOWER SLOPE OF HIGH MOUNTAIN

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Primary
Feldspar Secondary
Quartz Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Mica Ore
Quartz Ore

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) -81.99512, 35.98703
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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

  • Pegmatite 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 & INFORMAL COTTAGE INDUSTRY TYPE.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • POSSIBLY SOME MINOR AMOUNTS REMAIN

Comments on the workings information

  • INFORMATION LACKING. NEED ON-SITE INSPECTION.

Comments on development

  • PROSPECT IS 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 AND 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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