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Unnamed Mica Mine Hi-013

Producer in Avery county in North Carolina, United States with commodities Mica, Feldspar, Quartz
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10089700
MRDS ID W028428
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Mica Mine Hi-013
Related records 10223729

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.98734, 35.99565 (WGS84)
Elevation 939
Relative position 3.0 KM NNW OF DOE HILL MTN. PEAK
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Avery

Comments on the location information

  • ON LOWER STEEP SLOPE OF FORESTED MOUNTAIN

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Primary
Feldspar Secondary
Quartz Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PROBABLY MOST MICA GROUND. FELDSPAR & QUARTZ USEFUL BYPRODUCTS.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Mica Ore
Quartz Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.98734, 35.99565
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Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Northeast

Ore body information

  • General form LINEAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Pegmatite Usually Concordant With Foliation

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery method Ore-Mineral In Place

Mining district

District name Spruce Pine

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • SPECIFIC INFORMATION LACKING. PRODUCTION THOUGHT TO BE VERY SMALL, INTERMITTENT, & INFORMAL COTTAGE INDUSTRY TYPE.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PROBABLY SOME MINOR AMOUNTS REMAIN.

Comments on the workings information

  • INFORMATION LACKING. NEED ON-SITE INSPECTION.

Comments on development

  • MINE IS IN SOUTHERN PART OF SPRUCE PINE MICA DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT ACTIVE SINCE 1868 AND A MAJOR MICA PRODUCER. THIS LOCALITY TAKEN AS A "LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER" BASED ON INFORMATION AVAILABLE. ORE MATERIALS AVAILABLE ON SURFACE. NO FORMALIZED DEVELOPMENT REQUIRED.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS W028428

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRYANT, BRUCE, AND REED, J. C., JR., 1970, GEOLOGY OF THE GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN WINDOW AND VICINITY, NORTH CAROLINA AND TENNESSEE, US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 615, TEXT 190 P., MINE LOCATED BY SYMBOL ON GEOL. MAP AT 1:62,500.

  • Deposit

    BRYANT, BRUCE, AND REED, J. C., JR., 1966, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN WINDOW AND VICINITY, NORTH CAROLINA, US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 521, TEXT 13 P.

  • Deposit

    SHOWN ON LINVILLE FALLS TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000.

  • Deposit

    1970 GEOLMAP BRYANT, GEOLOGIC MA

  • Production

    BRYANT, 1966

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit KNOWN TO BE ACTIVE IN 1967. SMALL, OCCASIONAL MINING BY LOCALS BEFORE & AFTER 1967.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1979 D'Agostino, John P. U.S. Geological Survey