Fate Buchanan Mica Mine

Past Producer in Mitchell county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Mica
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10102250
MRDS ID K000865
Record type Site
Current site name Fate Buchanan Mica Mine
Related records 10151556

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.07651, 36.00259 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mitchell(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Carvers Gap(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Johnson City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Johnson City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Nolichucky(hydrologic unit)

French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Pisgah 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 Mitchell

Comments on the location information

  • SEE PLATE 3, PROF. PAPER 577 FOR LOCATION

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MUSCOVITE-LIGHT BROWN, REEVED, CRACKED

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Muscovite Ore
Apatite Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Kyanite Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -82.07651, 36.00259

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Pegmatite Is Concordant With Wallrock Structure

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike NE
    Dip SE

Comments on the geologic information

  • PLAGIOCLASE, QUARTZ, MUSCOVITE, PEGMATITE, FINE TO MEDIUM GRAINED

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years 1942 (?)

Mining district

District name Spruce Pine District/Hawk-Bakersville Area

Comments on the production information

  • DETAILS LACKING

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 18.29M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1973 Fagan, James M. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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