Twiggs Mica Mine

Past Producer in Mitchell county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Hafnium
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 10248948
MRDS ID K000848
MAS/MILS ID 0371210056
Record type Site
Current site name Twiggs Mica Mine
Related records 10025173

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -82.07094, 36.04259 (WGS84)
Elevation 1244

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Hafnium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -82.07094, 36.04259

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REF: CRIB RECORD NO. K000848.

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.