Bakersville Mine

Past Producer in Yancey county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Asbestos
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 10273123
MAS/MILS ID 0371990250
Record type Site
Current site name Bakersville Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -82.15815, 36.01509 (WGS84)
Elevation 800
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mitchell(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bakersville(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 Yancey

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -82.15815, 36.01509

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Powhatan Mining Co.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    1979 E/MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING

  • Deposit

    TRIED TO CONTACT BY PHONE USING PHONE NUMBER GIVEN IN E&MJ;

  • Deposit

    HOWEVER IT IS NOW A PRIVATE RESIDENCE NUMBER. NO

  • Deposit

    PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE FROM INFORMATION, TOWN OFFICE OR

  • Deposit

    TOWN SUPERVISOR FOR THIS MINE.

  • Deposit

    NOT ON MSHA 1981 LISTING, THEREFORE PAST PRODUCER.

  • Deposit

    LETTER FROM HERB BABITZKE.

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.