| Deposit ID | 10273223 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K002644 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0371730050 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hazel Creek Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Adams-Westfelt Property, Everett Mine, Adams Mine |
| Related records | 10026155, 10151692 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -83.70879, 35.5082 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 890 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Swain(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Thunderhead Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Knoxville(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)
Federal lands
Great Smoky Mountains National Park(National Park)
National Park NPS(Type of land area)
NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Swain |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | Amphibolite |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | National Park |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0371730050 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K002644 | 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.
ESPENSHADE, G. H. GEOLOGY OF SOME COPPER DEPOSITS IN NORTH
CAROLINA, VIRGINIA, AND ALABAMA. U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1
1963, PP. 23-27, 30-34.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 15-NOV-83 | Lyday, Travis Q. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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