North Cove Manganese Prospect

Past Producer in McDowell county in North Carolina, United States with commodities Aluminum, Barium-Barite, Calcium, Cobalt, Iron, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10248929
MAS/MILS ID 0371110001
Record type Site
Current site name North Cove Manganese Prospect
Alternate or previous names North Cove Manganese Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -82.00484, 35.81869 (WGS84)
Elevation 707

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

McDowell(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Little Switzerland(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Asheville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Knoxville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Catawba(hydrologic unit)

Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(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 McDowell

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Tertiary
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary
Calcium Tertiary
Cobalt Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary
Silica Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Montmorillonite Unknown
Psilomelane Unknown
Pyrolusite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Wad Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -82.00484, 35.81869

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45E
    Dip 30W
    Thickness 2.7M
    Length 43M
    Width 27M
    Area 1HA
    Depth to top 1.8M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Secondary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Strike And Dip N45E:30W
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 1
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Year of first production 1940

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only
Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Greggs, H. G.
    Interest 100
    Home office North Carolina
    Year 1976
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Frank Simpson
    Home office North Carolina
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MURDOCK, T. G. THE NORTH COVE MANGANESE DEPOSIT, MCDOWELL C

  • Deposit

    NORTH CAROLINA. NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. OF CONSERVATION AND

  • Deposit

    DEVELOPMENT, DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES RI 14, 1941, 10 P.

  • Deposit

    MCINTOSH, F. K. NORTH COVE MANGANESE PROSPECT, MCDOWELL COU

  • Deposit

    NORTH CAROLINA. BUMINES PRELIMINARY WAR MINERALS REPORT, 19

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit YEAR ENTERED-1976 RECORD 010/COMMODITIES 2-9 REPRESENT CONSTITUENTS DETERMINED CHEMICAL ANALYSIS. PERCENTAGES ARE NOT AVAILABLE. RECORD 020/LAST KNOWN OWNER, 1949. RECORD 021/LAST KNOWN LESSEE, 1949.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Lyday, Travis Q. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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