| Deposit ID | 10296658 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K005042 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0370370014 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bear Creek Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Bear Creek Copper Prospect |
| Related records | 10098194 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -79.48646, 35.5312 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 155 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chatham(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bear Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Chapel Hill(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Raleigh(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Deep(hydrologic unit)
Cape Fear(hydrologic accounting unit)
Cape Fear(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Chatham |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | Felsic Metavolcanic Rock |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bear Creek Copper Mine Co. |
| Home office | Delaware |
| Year | 1977 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0370370014 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K005042 | MAS references MRDS |
MURDOCK, T. G. THE MINING INDUSTRY IN NORTH CAROLINA FROM 1
1945. NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC PAPER NO. 65, 1948, PP. 8-10.
CONLEY, J. F. MINERAL LOCALITIES OF NORTH CAROLINA. NORTH C
DEPT. OF NATURAL AND ECONOMIC RESOURCES INFORMATION CIRCULAR
REVISED 1971, P. 29-31.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 15-NOV-1983 | Lyday, Travis Q. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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