Fate Buchanan Mica Mine

Past Producer in Mitchell county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Mica

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10102250
MRDS ID	K000865
Record type	Site
Current site name	Fate Buchanan Mica Mine
Related records	10151556

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-82.07651, 36.00259 (WGS84)
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Geographic areas

Country	State	County
United States	North Carolina	Mitchell

Comments on the location information

SEE PLATE 3, PROF. PAPER 577 FOR LOCATION

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Mica	Primary

Comments on the commodity information

MUSCOVITE-LIGHT BROWN, REEVED, CRACKED

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Muscovite	Ore
Apatite	Gangue
Garnet	Gangue
Kyanite	Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-82.07651, 36.00259	ListMap

Geologic structures

Type of structure	Local
Structure description	Pegmatite Is Concordant With Wallrock Structure

Ore body information

General form TABULAR

Strike NE

Dip SE

Comments on the geologic information

PLAGIOCLASE, QUARTZ, MUSCOVITE, PEGMATITE, FINE TO MEDIUM GRAINED

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Significant	No
Production years	1942 (?)

Mining district

District name	Spruce Pine District/Hawk-Bakersville Area

Comments on the production information

DETAILS LACKING

Workings at the site

Type of workings Surface

Overall length 18.29M

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	K000865

Bibliographic references

Deposit

LESURE, F.G., 1968, MICA DEPOSITS OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN NORTH CAROLINA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 577, P. 46-4
Deposit

1968 COMPILE LESURE, F. G
Production

LESURE, F. G., 1968, USGS PROF. PAPER 577

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-APR-1973	Fagan, James M.	U.S. Geological Survey