| Deposit ID | 10127103 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K001693 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0371730052 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fontana Copper Mine |
| Related records | 10102275 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -83.7691, 35.4782 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 549 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Swain(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Fontana Dam(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
Great Smoky Mountains National Park(National Park)
National Park NPS(Type of land area)
NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Swain |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | Amphibolite |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | National Park |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Fontana Copper Co. |
| Home office | North Carolina |
| Year | 1977 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0371730052 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K001693 | MAS references MRDS |
MURDOCK, T. G. THE MINING INDUSTRY IN NORTH CAROLINA FROM 1
1945. NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC PAPER NO. 65, 1948, PP. 8-10.
BRYSON, H. J. THE MINING INDUSTRY IN NORTH CAROLINA FROM 19
1936. NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC PAPER NO. 64, 1937, PP. 31-34.
CARPENTER, P. A. III GOLD RESOURCES OF NORTH CAROLINA. NOR
CAROLINA DEPT. OF NATURAL AND ECONOMIC RESOURCES INFORMATION
CIRCULAR 21, 1972, P. 49.
ESPENSHADE, G. H. GEOLOGY OF SOME COPPER DEPOSITS IN NORTH
CAROLINA, VIRGINIA, AND ALABAMA. U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1
1963, PP. 22-30.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 15-NOV-83 | Lyday, Travis Q. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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