| Deposit ID | 10223954 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0370770009 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blue Wing Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Spring Shaft, Royster Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.77444, 36.52338 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 149 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Granville(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Virgilina(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
South Boston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Greensboro(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Dan(hydrologic unit)
Roanoke(hydrologic accounting unit)
Chowan-Roanoke(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Granville |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -78.77444, 36.52338 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Boston And Carolina Copper Co. |
| Home office | Massachusetts |
| Year | 1977 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0370770009 |
LANEY, F. B. THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE VIRGILINA
DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA. NORTH CAROLINA GEO
AND ECONOMIC SURVEY BULLETIN NO. 26, 1917, PP. 102-114.
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.
PRATT, J. H. THE MINING INDUSTRY IN NORTH CAROLINA DURING 1
1912. NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC SURVEY ECONOMI
NO. 34, 1914, PP. 61-62
CONLEY, J. F. MINERAL LOCALITIES OF NORTH CAROLINA. NORTH C
DEPT. OF NATURAL AND ECONOMIC RESOURCES INFORMATION CIRCULAR
REVISED 1971, P. 48-50.
NEWBERRY, A. W., ET. AL. INVESTIGATION OF THE VIRGILINA COP
DISTRICT, VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA. BUMINES RI 4384, 194
PP. 1-5, 11-12.
U. S. BUREAU OF MINES. VIRGILINA DISTRICT, HALIFAX COUNTY,
PERSON AND GRANVILLE COUNTIES, N. C. WAR MINERALS REPORT 25
FEBRUARY 1943, 10 P.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 15-NOV-1983 | Lyday, Travis Q. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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