| Deposit ID | 10296985 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0370990002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Chestnut Gap Chromite Prospect |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -83.14658, 35.37451 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 945 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jackson(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sylva South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fontana Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Knoxville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Tuckasegee(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 | Jackson |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anthophyllite | Unknown |
| Asbestos | Unknown |
| Chromite | Unknown |
| Soapstone | Unknown |
| Talc | Unknown |
| Vermiculite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -83.14658, 35.37451 |
|---|
| Length | 15M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Width | 1M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1870 |
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0370990002 |
CHARLES E HUNTER ET AL 1942 NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN 42 CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF
CAROLINA P 14 & PL 6
JASPER L STUCKEY & STEPHEN G CONRAD 1958 NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN 71 EXPLANA
TEXT FOR GEOLOGIC MAP OF NORTH CAROLINA PP 19-20
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | YEAR ENTERED 1975 THE TYPE GRADE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS & CR FE RATIO OF THE CHROMITE NOT AVAILABLE NO RESERVE ESTIMATE CAN BE MADE DUE TO THE IRREGULAR OCCURRE EXTENT OF THE CHROMITE LENSES RECORD 060 DUNITE IS SLIGHTLY STEATITIZED RECORD 080 CHROMITE OCCURS AS SMALL LENSES IN A SHATTERED ZO WITHIN THE DUNITE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Lyday, Travis Q. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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