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Unnamed Manganese Mine

Past Producer in Madison county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Manganese
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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. Ore body information
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10102348
MRDS ID K002607
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Manganese Mine
Related records 10224324

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.88348, 35.89176 (WGS84)
Relative position 1 MILE SSE OF ANTIOCH, N.C.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madison(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Paint Rock(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Asheville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Knoxville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper French Broad(hydrologic unit)

French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(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 Madison

Comments on the location information

  • THE OTHER MANGANESE MINE IS LOCATED AT STATE COORDINATES 802,200N 850,300E

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MANGANESE MINERAL NOT NAMED BY ORIEL (1950)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Residual Clays;Shady Dolomite, Dolomite With Interbedded Limestone
    Rock description Residual Clays;Shady Dolomite, Dolomite With Interbedded Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -82.88348, 35.89176
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Residuum

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Hot Springs Barite District

Comments on the production information

  • ORIEL STATES THAT SEVERAL CARLOADS OF ORE WERE REPORTEDLY SHIPPED.

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS ARE DESCRIBED BY ORIEL (1950) AS TWO OPEN PITS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ORIEL, S.S., 1950, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE HOT SPRINGS WINDOW, MADISON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 60, 70 P

  • Deposit

    1950 OTHER ORIEL, S.S., N.C. DIV. MIN. RES. BULL. 6

  • Production

    ORIEL, S.S., 1950, N.C. DIV. MIN. RES. BULL. 60.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1974 Hale, Robin C. U.S. Geological Survey

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