Burelson Asbestos Mine

Past Producer in Avery county in North Carolina, United States with commodities Asbestos, Talc-Soapstone
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 10126573
MRDS ID K002551
MAS/MILS ID 0370110011
Record type Site
Current site name Burelson Asbestos Mine
Related records 10026088

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -81.95704, 36.06199 (WGS84)
Elevation 1198

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Avery(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Newland(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Boone(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winston-Salem(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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Primary
Talc-Soapstone Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -81.95704, 36.06199

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

    REF: CRIB RECORD NO. K002551.

  • Deposit

    BRYANT, BRUCE, 1962, USGS BULL 1121-D, PLATE 1.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-NOV-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.