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Unnamed Limonite Occurrence

Occurrence in Graham county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10025747
MRDS ID K001682
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Limonite Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -83.54489, 35.17928 (WGS84)
Relative position 0.9 MILE SOUTH OF KIRKLAND GAP

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Macon(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wayah Bald(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)

Federal lands

Nantahala 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 Graham

Comments on the location information

  • EDGE OF FLOOD PLAIN OF YELLOW CREEK ON PROPERTY ON EAST SIDE OF SANTEETLAH HYDROELECTRIC TUNNEL.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limonite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Supergene Limonite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -83.54489, 35.17928
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Northeast-Trending Strike Belt

Ore body information

  • Thickness 9.45M
    Depth to top 6.4M
    Depth to bottom 15.85M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1963

Mining district

District name Swain-Graham County Copper District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner J. R. Ditmore
    Home office Yellow Creek Community

Comments on the workings information

  • NO INFORMATION PROVIDED ABOUT UNDERLYING ROCK. DRILL HOLE PROBABLY BOTTOMED IN LIMONITE.

Comments on development

  • GOSSAN DISCOVERED WHILE DRILLING WATER WELL; REPORTED BY MR. HILDERSHOLDER OF JEFFERSON CITY, TENN. OCCURRENCE JUDGED WORTHY OF ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATION BECAUSE OF FONTANA AND HAZEL CREEK COPPER MINES NEARLY ALONG STRIKE TO THE NORTHEAST.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FAGAN, J.M., 1966, GEOCHEMICAL STREAM SEDIMENT SAMPLING IN THE YELLOW CREEK AREA, GRAHAM COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY OPEN-FILE REPORT, 5 P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IN ADDITION TO AT LEAST 31 FEET OF LIMONITE GOSSAN REPORTED IN THE WELL, A SAMPLE OF LIMONITE WAS FOUND ON THE SURFACE UPSLOPE FROM THE HOUSE THAT IS NEAR THE MOUTH OF RICKMAN BRANCH.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1973 Hale, Robin C. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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