Franklin Plant

Producer in Macon county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Mica
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 10200018
MAS/MILS ID 0371139001
Record type Site
Current site name Franklin Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -83.38098, 35.18151 (WGS84)
Elevation 640
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Macon(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Franklin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fontana Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Knoxville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Little Tennessee(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 Macon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -83.38098, 35.18151

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 Unknown
    Owner Franklin Mineral Products
    ID 3101746

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REF:74-75 DIR OF N C MFG FIRMS,ADRS:FRANKLIN,N C,EMP:10-19.

  • Deposit

    PRODUCER OF WET GROUND MICA & DRY GROUND MICA.

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSP. 1981

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.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 07/14/1983
MSHA mine ID3101746
Mine name (MSHA)Franklin Mineral Products Company
Current operatorFranklin Mineral Products Company
Current controller (parent)Mearl Corp
Mine typeFacility (Metal / non-metal)

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