United Mica & Feldspar/Spruce Pine

Past Producer in Mitchell 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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10296670
MAS/MILS ID 0371219009
Record type Site
Current site name United Mica & Feldspar/Spruce Pine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -82.06794, 35.91679 (WGS84)
Elevation 792
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mitchell(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Spruce Pine(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Asheville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Knoxville(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 Mitchell

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Feldspar Tertiary
Mica Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) Quartz Diorite to Granodiorite

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner United Mica And Feldspar

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REF:74-75 DIR OF N C MFG FIRMS,ADRS:MINPRO RR STATION,SPRUCE

  • Deposit

    N C,EMP:20-49.

  • Deposit

    PRODUCER OF FELDSPAR,DRY GROUND MICA.

  • Deposit

    NOT ON 80 OR 81 MSHA LISTS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-NOV-83 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.