National Olivine/ Dillsboro, N.C.

Producer in Jackson county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Magnesite
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. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10150690
MRDS ID W021072
MAS/MILS ID 0370999002
Record type Site
Current site name National Olivine/ Dillsboro, N.C.
Related records 10074725, 10126627

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -83.26798, 35.37121 (WGS84)
Elevation 671
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jackson(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Greens Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fontana Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Knoxville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Tuckasegee(hydrologic unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Nantahala 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 Jackson

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Magnesite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -83.26798, 35.37121

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner American Olivine Corp.
    ID 3101570
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINE OLIVINE FOR REFRACTORY USE

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSP-1978.

  • Deposit

    PHONE CONTACT ON 3/25/80 STATUS=OPEN

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSP. 1981

  • Deposit

    CMS AND RCF LISTS 1981

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST.

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MINE, SEQ. NO. 0370990181.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-83 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.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 03/19/1985
MSHA mine ID3101570
Mine name (MSHA)Dillsboro Crushing Plant
Current operatorNational Olivine Company
Current controller (parent)Russell E Manley
Mine typeFacility (Metal / non-metal)

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