| Deposit ID | 10009177 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D001889 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Deake Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -82.04984, 35.93342 (WGS84) |
|---|
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Mitchell |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Niobium (Columbium) Critical | Primary |
| Tantalum Critical | Primary |
| Mica | Primary |
| Feldspar | Primary |
| (1) | -82.04984, 35.93342 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D001889 |
PARKER, F. M., III, 1953, GEOLOGY AND STRUCTURE OF A PART OF THE SPRUCE PINE DISTRICT, NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 65
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PRODUCTION OF MICA AND FELDSPAR ONLY |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1975 | Parker, Raymond L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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