| Deposit ID | 10272738 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W021124 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0371130022 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Moores Knob Olivine Mine |
| Related records | 10223817 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -83.25628, 35.19821 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 927 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Macon(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Corbin Knob(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fontana Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Knoxville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Little Tennessee(hydrologic unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Macon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Magnesite | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -83.25628, 35.19821 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | American Olivine Corp. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0371130022 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W021124 | MAS references MRDS |
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| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SAME USGS GSC ID W021124 AS MAS SEQ#0371130218; "NATIONAL OLIVINE NUMBER 9 MINE". |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 31-JUL-1995 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.