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Hans Kaolin Mine

Past Producer in Swain county in North Carolina, United States with commodities Kaolin, Feldspar
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10026062
MRDS ID K002520
Record type Site
Current site name Hans Kaolin Mine
Alternate or previous names Thomas Mine
Related records 10151881

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -83.48211, 35.42316 (WGS84)
Relative position 2,600 FEET N 38 W OF MOUNT CARMEL CHURCH

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Swain(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bryson City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fontana Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Knoxville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Tuckasegee(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 Swain

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kaolin Primary
Feldspar Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Feldspar Ore
Kaolin Ore
Muscovite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Partial Alteration Of Plagioclase To Kaolinite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Mpal Granite Gneiss, Leucocratic To Mesocratic, Fine-To Coarse-Grained, Ranging From Granitic To Granodioritic;Prec Mpal 1050-320 M.Y.;Prec-Mpal 1050-320 M.Y
    Rock description Mpal Granite Gneiss, Leucocratic To Mesocratic, Fine-To Coarse-Grained, Ranging From Granitic To Granodioritic;Prec Mpal 1050-320 M.Y.;Prec-Mpal 1050-320 M.Y
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Ocoee Series, Quartz-Mica Schist & Feldspathic-Mica Quartzite
    Rock description Ocoee Series, Quartz-Mica Schist & Feldspathic-Mica Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -83.48211, 35.42316
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Principal Zone Of Pegmatites Trends Northeast; Most Pegmatites Strike Northeast, But A Few Strike Northwest.

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES
    Strike N 43 E
    Dip 56-77 N
    Thickness 3.66M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures, Dilation Zones (Cameron, 1951)

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE LARGEST OF THE FOUR PEGMATITES HAS A THIN BORDER ZONE, A WALL ZONE OF MEDIUM- TO COARSE-GRAINED PLAGIOCLASE-QUARTZ PEGMATITE WITH ACCESSORY MUSCOVITE, AND A CORE OF BLOCKY PLAGIOCLASE AND PERTHITE WITH SUBORDINATE QUARTZ AND ACCESSORY MUSCOVITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1918
Production years 1918-1920

Mining district

District name Bryson City Feldspar District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Doc Hans

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION FIGURES NOT GIVEN.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall length 73.15M
    Overall width 45.72M

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUT IS AS MUCH AS 50 FEET DEEP. A SERIES OF SHAFTS, NOW BURIED, ARE REPORTED TO BE IN THE FLOOR OF THE CUT. A 15-FOOT TRENCH IS A SHORT DISTANCE SOUTH OF THE CUT. FOUR LENSES, RANGING FROM 1 TO 12 FEET THICK, ARE EXPOSED.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: CAMERON (1951) STATES THAT PRESENT EXPOSURES DO NOT LEND ENCOURAGEMENT TO POSSIBILITY OF ECONOMIC FELDSPAR DEPOSITS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CAMERON, E.N., 1951, FELDSPAR DEPOSITS OF THE BRYSON CITY DISTRICT, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 62, 100 P

  • Deposit

    1951 OTHER CAMERON, E.N., N.C. BULL. 6

  • Production

    CAMERON, E.N., 1951, N.C. DIV. MIN. RES. BULL. 62

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1974 Hale, Robin C. U.S. Geological Survey

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