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Unnamed Mica Mine Hi-029

Producer in McDowell 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 10100915
MRDS ID W028505
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Mica Mine Hi-029

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.98706, 35.86481 (WGS84)
Elevation 561
Relative position 3.6 KM WSW OF ASHFORD

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

McDowell(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ashford(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hickory(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Catawba(hydrologic unit)

Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(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 McDowell

Comments on the location information

  • ON LOWER SOUTHEAST SLOPE OF STEEP FORESTED JACKSON KNOB

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Primary
Feldspar Secondary
Quartz Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MICA PROBABLY USED 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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.98706, 35.86481
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Ne Thrust System

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 Ashford Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the production information

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

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • POSSIBLY SOME MINOR AMOUNT REMAINS

Comments on the workings information

  • INFORMATION LACKING. NEED ON-SITE INSPECTION.

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 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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