Imc Kona Mill/ Spruce Pine, N.C.

Producer in Mitchell county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Feldspar
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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10199905
MAS/MILS ID 0371219905
Record type Site
Current site name Imc Kona Mill/ Spruce Pine, N.C.
Alternate or previous names Kona Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -82.18795, 35.94979 (WGS84)
Elevation 780
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mitchell(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Micaville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Asheville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Knoxville(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 Mitchell

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Feldspar Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -82.18795, 35.94979

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner I. M. C. Chemical Group Inc.
    ID 3100674
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REF:74-75 DIR OF N C MFG FIRMS,ADRS:BAKERSVILLE,N C,EMP:20-4

  • Deposit

    PRODUCER OF GROUND FELDSPAR,GROUND SILICA.

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTORS 1978

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSP. 1981

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-NOV-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 06/01/1986
MSHA mine ID3100674
Mine name (MSHA)Kona Mill
Current operatorApplied Industrial Materials Corp (Aimcor)
Current controller (parent)Charles Gallagher
Mine typeFacility (Metal / non-metal)

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