Wishon Talc Mine

Past Producer in Gilmer county in Georgia, United States with commodity Talc-Soapstone
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Land status
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10168139
MAS/MILS ID 0131230020
Record type Site
Current site name Wishon Talc Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -84.33661, 34.82482 (WGS84)
Elevation 494
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fannin(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Blue Ridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dalton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rome(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Ocoee(hydrologic unit)

Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Chattahoochee National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Georgia Gilmer

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Talc-Soapstone Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -84.33661, 34.82482

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    UNKNOWN

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-NOV-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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