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Welch Prospect

Occurrence in Swain county in North Carolina, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10025751
MRDS ID K001686
Record type Site
Current site name Welch Prospect
Related records 10200054

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -83.61045, 35.42927 (WGS84)
Relative position 1.3 MILE WSW CONFLUENCE OF TUCKASEGEE AND LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVERS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Swain(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Noland Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fontana Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Knoxville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Little Tennessee(hydrologic unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Swain

Comments on the location information

  • PORTAL OF ADIT IS "ABOUT 20 FEET NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY THAT FOLLOWS LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVER ON THE NORTH SIDE". ADIT IS BELOW FULL POOL LEVEL OF FONTANA RESERVOIR.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • INVESTIGATOR REGARDED SILVER VALUES AS QUESTIONABLE.

Analytical data

Result 2.4 - 5.0 % FE
Result 0.007 - 0.01 % CU
Result 0.64 - 3.3 % S
Result TRACE GOLD (LESS THAN 0.01 TR. OZ. / TON)
Result 3.4 TR. OZ. AG / TON.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 91
USGS model code 24b
Deposit model name Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits)
Mark3 model number 30

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Rock unit name Anakeesta Formation; Black Slate
    Rock description Anakeesta Formation; Black Slate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -83.61045, 35.42927
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Swain County Copper District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner U.S. Government

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 13.72M

Comments on the workings information

  • ADIT WAS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY AT LEVEL OF RIVER ROAD.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: VALUES UNECONOMIC

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EMMONS, W.H., 1944, WELCH, FORNEY, NOLAND, AND EPPS SPRINGS DEPOSITS, SWAIN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY INTERNAL REPORT, JUNE 1944, 8 P

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1973 Hale, Robin C. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-1992 Klein, T.L. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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