Peter Cove Talc Mine

Past Producer in Madison county in North Carolina, United States with commodities Sulfur, Talc-Soapstone, Tungsten
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 10297020
MRDS ID K000075
MAS/MILS ID 0371150021
Record type Site
Current site name Peter Cove Talc Mine
Related records 10025117

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -82.57596, 35.95899 (WGS84)
Elevation 1304

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madison(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sams Gap(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)

Federal lands

Cherokee 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 Madison

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Tertiary
Talc-Soapstone Primary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -82.57596, 35.95899

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REF: CRIB RECORD NO. K000075.

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.