Nancy Jordan Number 5 Mine

Producer in Cherokee county in North Carolina, 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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10248459
MRDS ID W020924
MAS/MILS ID 0370390002
Record type Site
Current site name Nancy Jordan Number 5 Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -84.05661, 35.04791 (WGS84)
Elevation 475

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cherokee(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Murphy(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Cleveland(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chattanooga(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Hiwassee(hydrologic unit)

Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Nantahala 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 Cherokee

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Talc-Soapstone Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -84.05661, 35.04791

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Hitchcock Corp.
    ID 3100222
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT APRIL 7-8, 1971.

  • Deposit

    NC GEOL SURVEY

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTIONS 1978, 1981

  • Deposit

    CMS/RCF LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-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.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 01/06/1987
MSHA mine ID3100222
Mine name (MSHA)Nancy Jordan No 5
Current operatorWarner Corp
Current controller (parent)Warner Ben E
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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