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Unnamed Mica Mines Hi-019

Producer in Avery county in North Carolina, United States with commodities Mica, Feldspar, Quartz
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100913
MRDS ID W028424
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Mica Mines Hi-019
Related records 10199740

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.97428, 35.96287 (WGS84)
Elevation 954
Relative position 0.9 KM SLIGHTLY WEST OF DUE SOUTH OF DOE HILL MTN. PEAK; ANOTHER MINE IS 0.6 KM SLIGHTLY EAST OF DUE SOUTH OF DOE HILL MTN. PEAK.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Avery(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Linville Falls(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hickory(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Catawba(hydrologic unit)

Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Avery

Comments on the location information

  • BOTH MINES ARE ON MIDDLE SOUTHERN SLOPES OF DOE HILL MOUNTAIN

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Primary
Feldspar Secondary
Quartz Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PROBABLY MOST MICA GROUND. FELDSPAR & QUARTZ USEFUL BYPRODUCTS.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.97428, 35.96287
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Northeast

Ore body information

  • General form LINEAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Pegmatities Usually Concordant With Foliation

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Spruce Pine

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PROBABLY SOME MINOR AMOUNTS OF PEGMATITE REMAIN.

Comments on the workings information

  • INFORMATION LACKING. NEED ON-SITE INSPECTION

Comments on development

  • PROSPECTS ARE IN SOUTHERN PART OF SPRUCE PINE MICA DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT ACTIVE SINCE 1868 AND A MAJOR MICA PRODUCER. THIS LOCALITY TAKEN AS A "LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER" BASED ON INFORMATION AVAILABLE. ORE MATERIAL AVAILABLE ON SURFACE. NO FORMALIZED DEVELOPMENT REQUIRED.

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit KNOWN TO BE ACTIVE IN YEAR 1967. SMALL OCCASIONAL MINING BY LOCALS BEFORE & AFTER 1967.
Deposit TWO SMALL SURFACE WORKINGS INCLUDED IN THIS RECORD. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1979 D'Agostino, John P. U.S. Geological Survey

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