| Deposit ID | 10026110 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K002580 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Monteith Mine |
| Related records | 10200076 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -84.02879, 35.01789 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ONE MILE SOUTH OF THE OLD MARTIN'S CREEK CEMETERY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cherokee(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Murphy(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Cleveland(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Chattanooga(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Hiwassee(hydrologic unit)
Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Cherokee |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Limonite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | A SAMPLE FROM ONE OF THE CUTS CONTAINED: 56.46% FE, 0.691% |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||
| Rock unit name | Residuum, Limonite Bearing Residual Clay;Brasstown Formation, Gray To Dark-Gray, Thin-Bedded Schist And Micaceous Quartzite, With Biotite Porphyroblasts In The Schist | ||
| Rock description | Residuum, Limonite Bearing Residual Clay;Brasstown Formation, Gray To Dark-Gray, Thin-Bedded Schist And Micaceous Quartzite, With Biotite Porphyroblasts In The Schist | ||
| |||
| (1) | -84.02879, 35.01789 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Width | 3.05M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1875 |
| Production years | LATTER PART OF 1800'S |
| District name | Martin Creek Area |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 182.88M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K002580 |
BAYLEY, W.S., 1925, DEPOSITS OF BROWN IRON ORES (BROWN HEMATITE) IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOL. AND ECON. SURVEY BULL. 31, 76 P.
1925 COMPILE BAYLEY, N.C. GEOL. AND ECON. SUR. BULL. 31
1973 OTHER POWER AND FORREST, AM. JOUR. S CI., PAPER
BAYLEY, W.S., 1925, N.C. GEOL. AND ECON. SUR. BULL. 31
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1974 | Hale, Robin C. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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