Peru Mine

Past Producer in Avery county in North Carolina, United States with commodities Feldspar, 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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10272907
MRDS ID K003573
MAS/MILS ID 0370110132
Record type Site
Current site name Peru Mine
Related records 10026315

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -82.00264, 36.06009 (WGS84)
Elevation 988

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Avery(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Carvers Gap(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Johnson City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Johnson City(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
Feldspar Tertiary
Mica Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -82.00264, 36.06009

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OLSON, J C, 1944, NC DEPT OF CONS & DEVEL BULL 43, PLATE 2.

  • Deposit

    FOR ATTACHMENT SEE 37-011-00122.

  • Deposit

    CRIB LIST 12/81

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.