Wood Cox Mine

Past Producer in Mitchell county in North Carolina, United States with commodities Iron, Mica
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 10249052
MRDS ID K001984
MAS/MILS ID 0371210034
Record type Site
Current site name Wood Cox Mine
Related records 10025987

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -82.13425, 35.88429 (WGS84)
Elevation 988

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mitchell(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Micaville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Asheville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Knoxville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Nolichucky(hydrologic unit)

French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Mitchell

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Mica Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -82.13425, 35.88429

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REF: CRIB RECORD NO. K001984.

  • Deposit

    OLSON, J C, 1944, NC DEPT OF CONS & DEVEL BULL 43, PLATE 2.

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.