Cranberry Mine

Producer in Avery county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Iron

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10127238
MRDS ID W020840
MAS/MILS ID 0370110004
Record type Site
Current site name Cranberry Mine
Related records 10074537

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -81.97314, 36.14149 (WGS84)
Elevation 1000
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Avery

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -81.97314, 36.14149

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Cranberry Magnetite Corp
    ID 3100209

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1945
    Inferred 312,000mt ore
    Demonstrated 624,000mt ore
    Indicated 624,000mt ore
    Total resources 936,000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 17.6999 wt-pct Iron Major 1945

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System MAS 0370110004
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS W020840 MAS references MRDS
Mine Safety and Health Administration MSHA MSHA 3100209

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PHONE CONTACT 3/24/80 MILL OPERATING FULL TIME-MINE CLOSED

  • Reserve-Resource

    WAR MINERALS REPORT. U.S. DEPT. OF INTERIOR, BUREAU OF MINE

  • Reserve-Resource

    REGIONAL FILE NO. E-776A PROJECT 981. FEB. 1945, P. 8-9.

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORTS MAY 25 AND 26, 197

  • Deposit

    MARCH 13, 14, AND 17, 1972.

  • Deposit

    NC GEOL SURVEY

  • Deposit

    OPERATION INCLUDES A MILL.

  • Deposit

    FROM 1975 EMJ JOUR-100000 TO 500000 TONS OF ORE, DAILY ORE C

  • Deposit

    500 TPD, FEED CAP 1000 TPD, EMPL 10.

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10/81

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0370119001

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines