Mineral Commodity Files
-- Asheville Regional Office
Introduction
The North Carolina Geological Survey (NCGS)
has many older mineral resource commodity files. These literally
cover commodities from "A" to "Z".
While these files are by no means comprehensive, they contain a
wealth of information. Oftentimes, there is specific information
about even individual mines.
Using your browser, you can
"search" or "find" very specific information
from the files listed on this page. For example, you can search
for mine or county names, minerals, etc. The Commodity Files table is a good place
to start browsing this file; hyperlinks to some ore deposit
associations are imbedded in the Commodity
Files table and the file listing to make navigation easier.
The files themselves are paper.
The files in this listing are located in the
Asheville Regional Office of the North Carolina. The address is:
North Carolina Geological Survey
2090 U.S. Highway 70
Swannanoa, NC 28778
Telephone: (828) 296-4500
URL: http://www.geology.enr.state.nc.us
List
of counties
The Asheville office's files contain data
from the following counties in North and South Carolina:
Alamance
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Chatham
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Haywood
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Monroe
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Sullivan
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Alexander
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Cherokee
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Henderson
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Montgomery
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Surry
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Alleghany
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Chesterfield
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Iredell
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Moore
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Swain
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Amelia
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Clark
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Jackson
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Murray
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Talbot
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Anderson
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Clay
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Jasper
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Newton
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Towns
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Anson
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Cleveland
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Johnson
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Oconee
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Transylvania
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Ashe
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Davidson
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Johnston
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Ogelthorpe
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Upson
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Avery
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Elbert
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Lamar
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Orange
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Vance
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Beaufort
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Forsythe
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Lancaster
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Person
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Wake
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Buckingham
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Franklin
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Lincoln
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Prince Edward
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Walton
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Buncombe
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Gaston
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Lumpkin
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Rabun
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Wautaga
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Burke
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Graphm
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Macon
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Randolf
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Wilkes
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Butts
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Granville
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Madison
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Rockingham
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Yancey
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Cabarrus
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Greenville
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Marion
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Rowan
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York
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Caldwell
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Halifax
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McDowell
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Rutherford
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Carter
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Hamilton
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Mecklenburg
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Spartenburg
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Catawba
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Hart
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Mitchell
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Stokes
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Other commodity files are in the NCGS' main
offices located in the Archdale Building, 5th Floor at
512 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27604-1148. The telephone
number is (919) 733-2423; the facsimile number is (919) 733-0900.
Files are open for public access during
regular business hours. Page size copies can be made on site at a
nominal page charge of $0.10. Appointments are highly
recommended. Refer also to reports of special investigations on
mineral processing by the
Minerals Research Laboratory.
For further
information
For further information contact the NC Geological Survey staff
at the Asheville Regional office.
Credit
Ms. Sigrid Ballew compiled the data on this page, organized
office files, and prepared the hyperlink version. The work was
completed in May 2000.
Commodity
Files
| Abrasives (see also Garnet) |
| Aggregates heavy (see also Silica,
Sands, Stone) |
| Aggregates, lightweight and
ultra-lightweight (see also Silica,
Sands, Stone) |
| Alaskite |
| Allanite (see also Thorium) |
| Aluminum, Gibbsite |
| Andalusite |
| Antimony |
| Apatite |
| Asbestos (see also Kyanite) |
| Barite (see also Copper) |
| Bauxite |
| Bentonite |
| Beryl (see also Emerald, Feldspar, Gems, Talc) |
| Beryllium (see also Beryl) |
| Bismuth |
| Borates |
| Bornite |
| Bromine |
| Brucite |
| Building Brick and Tile
Material |
| Cadmium |
| Calcite, Optical |
| Calcite |
| Calcium |
| Cassiterite |
| Cement and Cementing
Materials |
| Chlorite (see also Corundum, Vermiculite) |
| Chromite (see also Vermiculite) |
| Clays (see also Kaolin) |
| Coal |
| Cobalt |
| Columbite (see also Tantalite) |
| Columbium |
| Copper (see also Gold, Lead, Pyrites, Silver, Sulfides, Tungsten, Zinc) |
| Corundum (see also Chlorite, Gems, Olivine, Sapphire, Ruby, Vermiculite) |
| Diamonds, Industrial |
| Diaspore |
| Diatomite |
| Dolomite (see also Lime) |
| Emerald (see also Beryl, Feldspar, Gems, Talc) |
| Emery, Natural |
| Epsomite |
| Feldspar (see also Quartz, Crystals, Quartzite) |
| Flagstone (see also Stone) |
| Fluorite |
| Fluorspar and Cryolite |
| Fullers Earth |
| Galena (see also Lead) |
| Gallium |
| Garnet |
| Gems (see also Beryl, Corundum) |
| Geodes |
| Germanium |
| Gold (see also Copper, Lead, Sulfides, Tungsten) |
| Gossan |
| Granite (see also Stone) |
| Graphite (see also Kyanite) |
| Gypsum and Anhydrite |
| Halloysite |
| Ilmenite (see also Titanium) |
| Indium |
| Insulating Materials |
| Iodine |
| Iron |
| Kaolin (see also Clays) |
| Kyanite (see also Asbestos, Graphite, Sillimanite) |
| Lazulite |
| Lead (see also Copper, Gold, Pyrites, Tungsten, Zinc) |
| Lime |
| Limestone |
| Lithium (see also Spodumene) |
| Magnesite (see also Corundum) |
| Manganese |
| Marble (see also Stone) |
| Mica (see also separate mica
file and Open-File Report 92-2 by Sigrid Ballew) |
| Molybdenite |
| Molybdenum |
| Monazite |
| Nickel |
| Novaculite |
| Olivine (see also Chromite, Corundum) |
| Peat |
| Pegmatites (see also Lithium, Spodumene) |
| Peridotite (Dunite) (see also Asbestos, Chromite, Vermiculite) |
| Phosphate |
| Platinum Group |
| Pyrites (see also Copper, Gold, Lead, Uranium, Zinc) |
| Pyrophyllite |
| Pyrrhotite (see also Copper) |
| Quartz, Crystals (see also Feldspar) |
| Quartzite (see also Quartz, Crystals, Feldspar) |
| Rare Earth Elements (REE) (see also Copper, Gold, Uranium) |
| Refractory Materials |
| Ruby (see also Corundum, Gems, Sapphire) |
| Rutile (see also Titanium) |
| Sapphire (Corundum, Gems, Ruby) |
| Scheelite (see also Tungsten) |
| Schist |
| Selenium |
| Sericite (see also Mica) |
| Shale |
| Silica, Sands (see also Aggregate Lightweight and
Ultra-Lightweight) |
| Silicon |
| Sillimanite (see also Kyanite) |
| Silver (see also Copper, Sulfides) |
| Slate (see also Stone) |
| Soapstone (see also Talc) |
| Spinel |
| Spodumene (see also Lithium) |
| Stone, Dimension, rough (see also Aggregates,
heavy and Aggregates, lightweight) |
| Sulfides (see also Copper, Gold, Silver) |
| Sulphur |
| Talc (see also Gold, Soapstone, Tungsten) |
| Tantalite (see also Columbite) |
| Tellurium |
| Thallium |
| Thorium (see also Allanite) |
| Tin (see also Kaolin and Mica) |
| Titanium (see also Ilmenite) |
| Topaz |
| Tourmaline |
| Tripoli |
| Tungsten (see also Copper, Gold, Lead, Scheelite, Zinc) |
| Uranium |
| Vanadium |
| Vermiculite (see also Corundum) |
| Vesuvianite |
| Wollastonite |
| Zinc |
| Zirconium |
Abrasives (see also Garnet)
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Aggregates heavy (see also Silica, Sands, Stone)
- Correspondence
- General Information
- North Carolina Locations:
- Anson County
- Buncombe County
- Graham County
- Madison County
- Moore County
- Swain County
- North Carolina Producers:
- Becker County Sand and Gravel Company
- Grove Stone and Sand Company
- Vulcan Materials, Inc.
- Documents:
- The composition and condition of the Fontana
aggregate by R. M. Rose, 1943, TVA, 5 p.
- The Fontana aggregate quarry site by B. C.
Moneymaker, 1941, TVA, 6 p.
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Aggregates,
lightweight and ultra-lightweight (see also Silica, Sands, Stone)
- Analyses
- Correspondence
- General Information
- Maps
- North Carolina Locations:
- Avery County
- Buncombe County
- Forsythe County
- Henderson County
- Madison County
- McDowell County
- Swain County
- North Carolina Producers:
- Becker County Sand and Gravel Company
- Grove Stone and Sand Company
- Vulcan Materials, Inc.
- Tennessee Locations
- Anderson County
- Sullivan County
- Documents:
- The composition and condition of the Fontana
aggregate by R. M. Rose, 1943, TVA, 5 p.
- The Fontana aggregate quarry site by B. C.
Moneymaker, 1941, TVA, 6 p.
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Alaskite
- Correspondence
- General Information
- Photographs
- North Carolina Mines:
- McKinney Mine, Mitchell County
- Documents:
- Petrographic study of alaskite near McKinney
Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina by W.
A. White, 1946
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Allanite (see also Thorium)
- General Information
- North Carolina Locations:
-
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Aluminum, Gibbsite
Andalusite
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Antimony
Apatite
- Correspondence
- General Information
- North Carolina Locations:
- Corundum Hill Mines, Macon County
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Asbestos (see also Kyanite)
- Correspondence
- General Information
- North Carolina Mines:
- Chatuge Reservoir Prospect, Clay County
- Nichols, M. H. Prospect, Clay County
- Penland, S. J. Prospect, Clay County
- North Carolina Locations:
- Avery County
- Burke County
- Jackson County
- Transylvania County
- Yancey County
- Documents
- Summary report of asbestos studies in Jackson
and Transylvania Counties by E. C. Van Horn,
1948
- References:
- U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Atlas, Pisgah
Folio, No. 147 by Arthur Keith, 1907
- Corundum and the peridotites of western North
Carolina, North Carolina Geological and Economic
Survey, Volume I by J. H. Pratt and J.
V. Lewis, 1905
- Health aspects of the asbestos minerals as
they relate to the mining industry, U.S.
Geological Survey Professional Paper 1100 (1978),
p. 178-179
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Barite (see also Copper)
- Correspondence
- General Information
- Maps
- North Carolina Mines:
- Betts, A. S. Mine, Madison County
- Gahagan Mine, Madison County
- Kings Mountain Barite Deposits, Cleveland County
- Klondyke Mine, Madison County
- Peachbottom Mine, Alleghany County
- Stackhouse Mines, Madison County
- Union Copper Mine, Cabarrus County
- Documents:
- Barytes (barite), North Carolina
Geological Survey Economic Paper No. 55 (1925),
p. 40-32
- Barite deposits in North Carolina by J. L.
Stuckey and H. T. Davis, 1933, Transactions of
the American Institute of Mining and
Metallurgical Engineers, Volume 115, Mining
Geology, 1935, p. 346-355
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Bauxite
- Correspondence
- General Information
- North Carolina Locations:
- Byrd Property on Bee Creek, Mitchell County
Bentonite
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Beryl (see also Emerald, Feldspar, Gems, Talc)
- Correspondence
- General Information
- Maps
- Newspaper Clippings
- Photographs
- North Carolina Mines:
- Branton, J. M. Feldspar and Beryl Mine, Swain
County
- Bridges, Arnold Beryl Prospect, Gaston County
- Brooks Feldspar-Beryl Deposit, Swain County
- Fontana Reservoir Beryl Deposit, Swain County
- Unnamed deposit, Graham County
- Unnamed deposit, Jackson County
- Unnamed prospect, Mitchell County
- Documents:
- Beryllium Resources of the Tin-Spodumene Belt,
North Carolina by W. R. Griffitts, 1954, U.S.
Geological Survey Circular 309, 11 p., 3 plates
- Nantahala Folio, No. 143 by Arthur Keith,
p. 8
- Notes on beryllium and beryl by H. S.
Spence, 1930
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Beryllium (see also Beryl)
- Correspondence
- General Information
- North Carolina Locations
- Mitchell County
- Fontana Reservoir, Swain County
- Documents:
- Beryllium update 1961 by Al Knoerr and
Mike Eigo, 1961
- The prospects for beryllium metal by
A.B.T. Werner, 1959, New England Business Review,
p. 7-10
- Beryllium, today and tomorrow, A. Knoerr,
editor, 1960, Engineering and Mining Journal,
1960, p. 93-102.
- Beryllium in the public eye by E. H.
Robie, 1963, Mining and Metallurgy, p. 302
- Notes on beryllium and beryl by H. S.
Spence, 1930
Occurrence of beryllium as a trace element in
environmental materials by W. R. Meehan and
L. E. Smythe, 1967, Environmental Science and
Technology, Volume 1 , No. 10, p. 839-844
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Bismuth
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Borates
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Bornite
- General Information
- North Carolina Locations:
- Blue Wing Mine, Granville County
- Durgy Mine, Person County
- Copper Knob Mine, Ashe County
- Peachbottom Mine, Alleghany County
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Bromine
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Brucite
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Building Brick and
Tile Material
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Cadmium
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Calcite, Optical
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Calcite
- General Information
- Reconnaissance Reports
- North Carolina Locations:
- Blue Wing Mine, Granville County
- Durgy Mine, Person County
- Fontana Mine, Swain County
- Ore Knob Mine, Ashe County
- Peachbottom Mine, Alleghany County
- Stackhouse Mine, Madison County
- Tungsten Mine, Vance County
- Union Copper Mine, Cabarrus County
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Calcium
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Cassiterite
- Correspondence
- General Information
- North Carolina Location:
-
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Cement and Cementing
Materials
- Documents:
- Opportunities for a Portland Cement plant in
North Carolina by M. M. Croom, 1948
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Chlorite (see also Corundum, Vermiculite)
- General Information
- North Carolina Mines:
- Buck Creek Deposit, Clay County
- Corundum Hill Mine, Macon County
- Gunter Property, Mitchell County
- Huitt Sigmon Corundum Deposit, Catawba County
- McChastain Corundum Mine, Jackson County
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Chromite (see also Vermiculite)
- Core Drill Records
- Correspondence
- General Information
- Maps
- Newspaper Clippings
- Photographs
- North Carolina Mines:
- Addie Chromite Prospects, Jackson County
- Chestnut Gap Chromite Prospect, Jackson County
- Corundum Hill Chromite Prospect, Macon County
- Daybook Chromite Prospect, Yancey County
- Dark Ridge Chromite Prospect, Jackson County
- Democrat Chromite Prospect, Buncombe County
- Ellijay Chromite Prospect, Macon County
- Morgan Hill Chromite Prospect, Madison County
- Norton Chromite Prospect, Macon County
- Price Creek Chromite Prospect, Yancey County
- Ray Chromite Mine, Yancey County
- Unnamed prospect near Webster, Jackson County
- Unnamed prospects in Mitchell County
- Unnamed prospects in Yancey County
- Documents:
- Chemical composition of some North Carolina
chromite by E. H. Bentzen, III, 1970,
Economic Geology, Volume 63, p. 883-885
- Chrome-ore deposits in North Carolina by
J. V. Lewis, excerpt from Engineering and Mining
Journal, Volume 109, No. 20, p. 1112-1114
- Chromite near Daybook by T. G. Murdock,
1942
- Mineral-resource and mineral-fuel
investigations, 1978, U.S. Geological Survey
Professional Paper 1100, p. 1
- Chromite paragenesis in alpine-type ultramafic
rocks of the southern Appalachians by J. R.
Carpenter and J. S. Fletcher, Southeastern
Geology, Volume 20, 1979, p. 161-172
- Notes on chromite by C. E. Hunter, 1942,
TVA, 6 p.
- Separation of chromite from acid-treated
olivine residue by L. L. McMurray, 1939, 2 p.
- Chromite ores in Pennsylvania, Maryland and
North Carolina by E. B. Knopf and J. V.
Lewis, 1921, U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin
725-B
- Olivine and chromite occurring in western
North Carolina by C. E. Hunter, circa 1950, 4
p.
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Clays (see also Kaolin)
- Correspondence
- General Information
- North Carolina Mines:
- Cherokee Minerals, Inc., Rutherford County
- Unnamed deposits, Watauga County
- Unnamed deposits, Avery County
- Unnamed deposits, Mitchell County
- Documents:
- Clay and feldspar deposits in the Tennessee
Valley Region by R. C. Hale, 1969
- Residual alaskite kaolin deposits of North
Carolina by C. H. Hunter, 1939
- The primary kaolin deposits of the southern
Appalachian region by C. E. Hunter, P. W.
Mattocks, and L. L. McMurray, 1937
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Coal
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Cobalt
- General Information
- North Carolina Locations and Mines:
- Cary, Wake County
- Long Creek Gold Mine, Gaston County
- Ormond Iron Mine, Gaston County
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Columbite (see also Tantalite)
- Correspondence
- General Information
- North Carolina Mines:
- Edward, Walter J. Prospect, Yancey County
- Horse Ridge Mine, Yancey County
- McKinney Mines, Mitchell County
- Peterson Mine, Yancey County
- Polly Randolph Mine, Yancey County
- Randolph Mine, Yancey County
- Unnamed prospect in Green Mountain, Yancey County
- Unnamed prospect in Brush Creek, Yancey County
-
- Documents:
- Possible sources of columbite in North
Carolina, a preliminary report by L. G.
Marshall, 1952
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Columbium
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Copper (see also Gold,
Lead, Pyrites, Silver, Sulfides, Tungsten, Zinc)
- Analyses - Drill Hole Samples
- Correspondence
- General Information
- Legal Information
- Maps
- Newspaper Clippings
- North Carolina Mines:
- Adams Copper Mine, Swain County
- Beaverdam Bald Prospect, Cherokee County
- Boylston Gold Mine, Henderson County
- Bryan Prospect, Wilkes County
- Cullowhee Copper Mine, Jackson County
- Cline Copper and Tungsten Mine, Cabarrus County
- Conrad Hill Copper and Gold Deposit, Davidson
County
- Copper Knob Mine, Ashe County
- Dan Buchanan Prospect, Watauga County
- Dill's Creek Prospect, Macon County
- Elk Knob Copper Mine, Ashe County
- Epps Springs Deposit, Swain County
- Fontana Mine, Swain County
- Forney Deposit, Swain County
- Gunstocker Copper Mine, Jackson County
- Hazel Creek Copper Mine, Swain County
- Jack Trail Prospect, Madison County
- Kimsey's Creek Prospect, Macon County
- Lichtenstein (Church) Prospect, Ashe County
- Little Panther Knob Prospect, Macon County
- McGuire Mine, Macon County
- Mica City Creek Prospect, Macon County
- Miller Copper Mine, Ashe County
- Moody Mine, Jackson County
- Munday, B.C. Zinc-Copper Prospect, Macon County
- Noland Deposit, Swain County
- Ore Gap Prospect, Wilkes County
- Ore Knob Copper Mine, Ashe County
- Otto Prospect, Macon County
- Peachbottom Mine, Alleghany County
- Phillips Copper Mine, Chatham County
- Potter Mine, Jackson County
- Savannah Mine, Jackson County
- Shelton Sparks Prospect, Wilkes County
- Tom Jones Prospect, Transylvania County
- T. J. McDonald Prospects, Cherokee County
- Unnamed prospect, Clay County
- Unnamed prospects on Wilkins Creek, Haywood
County
- Unnamed prospect, Macon County
- Unnamed prospect, Transylvania County
- Unnamed prospect, Watauga County
- Watauga Creek Prospect, Macon County
- Welch Deposit, Swain County
- Westerfeldt Copper Mine, Swain County
- Wilkins Creek Copper Mine, Haywood County
- Tennessee Mines:
- Beaverdam Bald Prospect, Monroe County
- T. J. McDonald Prospect, Monroe County
- Documents:
- A preliminary investigation of native copper
occurrences in the vicinity of the Lichtenstein
Prospect, Ashe County, North Carolina by R.
C. Hale and R. H. Carpenter, 1967
- A report on the Fontana Mine, Swain County,
N.C. by W. H. Emmons, 1942, 54 p.
- Native copper mineralization in Ashe County,
North Carolina by R. C. Hale and R. H.
Carpenter, 1968
- War Minerals Report dated 1942
- War Minerals Report dated 1944
- Geology of the Ore Knob and Elk Knob copper
deposits by Henry Seawell Brown, 1958
- Geology and ore deposits of the Hazel Creek
Land Company, Tract FR-1132, Westerfeldt
Prospect, and a portion of the Adams Mine by
P. P. Fox, E. C. Van Horn, and R. E. Barnett,
1944, TVA
- Investigation of the Ore Knob copper mine,
Ashe County, N.C. by T. J. Ballard and A. B.
Clayton, 1948
- Preliminary field report on Adams Copper Mine
by H. S. Rankin and C. E. Hunter, 1942
- The Ore Knob Copper Mine and reduction works,
Ashe County, N.C. by E. E. Olcott, AIME,
Volume 3, p. 391-397 (1875)
- Survey of copper prospects of the Southern
Appalachian region: Analyses and test work
on beneficiation by J. E. Barkley, circa 1944
- Copper deposits of western North Carolina,
by H. S. Rankin, J. L. Stuckey, J.W.H. Aldred,
and Lefforge, J. W., 1943
- Copper deposits of Swain County by Francis
B. Laney, N.C. Geological Survey, circa 1944
- Report of Investigations, Cline Copper and
Tungsten Mine, Cabarrus County, N.C. by R. C.
Hickman, 1948
- Report of Investigations, Conrad Hill Copper
and Gold Deposit, Davidson County, N.C. by T.
J. Ballard and A. B. Clayton, 1948
- Fontana Vein, North Carolina, Location and
Character, U.S. Geological Survey
Professional Paper 179, p. 92-103
- A valuation of the Fontana Mine, Swain County,
N.C. by W. H. Emmons, 1943, 70 p.
- Report on Fontana Mine for Alcoa by W. J.
Meade, 1942, 7 p., 2 figures
- Second Report on the Fontana Mine by W. H.
Emmons, 1943
- Stream sediment sampling of Valley River
tributaries between Regal Station and Andrews,
North Carolina by J. H. Davis and R. C. Hale,
1966
- Geochemical stream sediment sampling in the
Yellow Creek area, Graham County, North Carolina by
J. M. Fagan, TVA, 1966
- Copper deposits in Jackson County, N.C. by
G. H. Espenshade, 1944
- Preliminary examination, Savannah Copper Mine,
Jackson County by G. H. Espenshade, 1942
- General information about North Carolina
copper deposits by H. S. Rankin and C. E.
Hunter, 1942
- Preliminary report, Hazel Creek Mine, Swain
County, North Carolina by G. H. Espenshade,
M. H. Staatz, and E. A. Brown, 1943
- Report on Preliminary Examination, Hazel
Creek, Everett, or Adams Mine (Kolb-Westerfeldt
Estate) by Charles, H. Behre, Jr., circa 1942
- Welch, Forney, Noland, and Epps Springs
Deposits by W. H. Emmons, 1944
- Ore Gap Prospect, War Minerals Report,
1944
- War Minerals Report on Bryan Prospect,
1944
- Petrography of the Tom-Jones area,
Transylvania County, North Carolina by R. L.
Rose, 1976
- Field Examination Report, Panther Mountain
Prospect (Copper-Zinc) by R. A.
Laurence and V. J. Lynch, 1955
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Corundum (see also Chlorite, Gems, Olivine, Sapphire, Ruby, Vermiculite)
- Correspondence
- General Information
- Maps
- Newspaper Clippings
- North Carolina Mines:
- Buck Creek Deposit, Clay County
- Carter Mine, Madison County
- Corundum Hill Mine, Macon County
- Goodensville Prospect, Jackson County
- Huitt Sigmon Corundum Deposit, Catawba County
- Jenks Prospect, Macon County
- McChastain Corundum Mine, Jackson County
- Mincey Corundum Mine, Macon County
- Riley Knob Prospect, Macon County
- Rough Knob Prospect, Macon County
- Sapphire Mines, Jackson County
- Soper-Grimshaw Prospect, Transylvania County
- Unnamed deposit, Macon County
- South Carolina Mines:
- Rickard Corundum Mine, York County
- Georgia Mines:
- Laurel Creek Mine, Rabun County
- Documents:
- Corundum in North Carolina (Advance Report)
by W. A. White, circa 1950, Report of
Investigation, N.C. Department of Conservation
and Development, Division of Mineral Resources,
15 p.
- Preliminary report on corundum deposits in the
Buck Creek Peridotite, Clay County, North
Carolina by J. B. Hadley, 1949, U.S.
Geological Survey Bulletin 948-E, p. 103-128
- Investigation of Rickard Corundum Mine, York
County, South Carolina by T. J. Ballard,
1948, Report of Investigations 4310, U. S. Bureau
of Mines, 6 p.
- Report of preliminary investigation of the
Mincey Corundum Mine, Macon County, North
Carolina by J. B. Hadley, 1945
- Report of initial investigation of the
Corundum Hill Mine, Macon County, North Carolina
by J. B. Hadley, 1945
- Preliminary Report on the McChastain Corundum
Mine, Jackson County, North Carolina by J. B.
Hadley, 1945
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Diamonds, industrial
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Diaspore
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Diatomite
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Dolomite (see also Lime)
- Analyses
- Correspondence
- General Information
- North Carolina Locations:
- Kinsey Quarry, Cherokee County
- McDowell County
- Madison County
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Emerald (see also Beryl, Feldspar, Gems, Talc)
- Correspondence
- General Information
- Maps
- Newspaper Clippings
- Photographs
- North Carolina Mines:
- Branton, J. M. Feldspar and Beryl Mine, Swain
County
- Bridges, Arnold Beryl Prospect, Gaston County
- Brooks Feldspar-Beryl Deposit, Swain County
- Fontana Reservoir Beryl Deposit, Swain County
- Unnamed deposit, Graham County
- Unnamed deposit, Jackson County
- Documents:
- Beryllium Resources of the Tin-Spodumene Belt,
North Carolina by W. R. Griffitts, 1954, U.S.
Geological Survey Circular 309, 11 p., 3 plates
- Nantahala Folio, No. 143 by Arthur Keith,
p. 8
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Emery, Natural
- General Information
- North Carolina Locations:
-
- Documents:
- The distribution of corundum by Pratt and
Lewis, circa 1905, N. C. Geological and Economic
Survey, Volume I
- Abrasive materials, N. C. Geological and
Economic Survey, Mineral Resources, 1893
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Epsomite
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Feldspar (see also Quartz, Crystals, Quartzite)
- Analyses
- Correspondence
- General Information
- Newspaper Clippings
- North Carolina Mines:
- Branton J. M. Feldspar and Beryl Mine, Swain
County
- Brooks Feldspar-Beryl Deposit, Swain County
- Buck Creek Corundum Prospect, Clay County
- Democrat Feldspar Prospect, Buncombe County
- Feldspar Corporation, Mitchell County
- Kona Mine, Mitchell County
- Unnamed prospect, Avery County
- Unnamed prospect, Jackson County
- Unnamed prospect, Macon County
- Unnamed prospect, Swain County
- Unnamed prospect, Watauga County
- Unnamed prospect, Yancey County
- Documents:
- Beryllium Resources of the Tin-Spodumene Belt,
North Carolina by W. R. Griffitts, 1954, U.S.
Geological Survey Circular 309, 11 p., 3 plates
- Feldspathic materials lower firing temperature
by D. W. Thomas, 1966
- Non-metallic turn from war to peacetime
industries by Oliver Bowles and W. H.
Waggaman, 1946, Engineering and Mining Journal,
p. 101-104
- Feldspar and aplite by C. P. Rogers, Jr.,
circa 1970, Industrial Minerals and Rocks, p.
637-651
- Nepheline syenite: A new ceramic raw
material from Ontario by H. S. Spence, 1938,
American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical
Engineers, Technical Publication 951 (Class H,
Industrial Minerals, No. 65), 9 p.
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Flagstone (see also Stone)
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Fluorite
- General Information
- North Carolina Locations:
- Stackhouse Barite Mines, Madison County
- Tungsten Mine, Vance County
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Fluorspar and Cryolite
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Fullers Earth
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Galena (see also Lead)
- Correspondence
- General Information
- North Carolina Mines:
- Fletcher Limestone Quarry, Henderson County
- Brown Pardo Prospect, Henderson County
- Unnamed prospect, Henderson County
- Documents:
- Three galena occurrences in southwestern North
Carolina by J. H. Davis and R. C. Hale, 1966,
paper presented at the SE GSA meeting, April 14,
1966
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Gallium
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Garnet
- Correspondence
- General Information
- Map
- North Carolina Deposits:
- Avery Creek Mine, Transylvania County
- Bee Tree Mine, Buncombe County
- Bess Mine, Cleveland County
- Blue Ridge Mine, Transylvania County
- Brasstown Mine, Clay County
- Buffalo Creek Mine, Cleveland County
- Celo Mine, Yancey County
- Chimney Rock Mine, Clay County
- Dry Falls Mine, Macon County
- High Peak Mine, Burke County
- Johnson Mine, Ashe County
- Jones Mine, Jackson County
- Little Pine Creek Mine, Madison County
- Little Pine Mine, Madison County
- Little Snowbird Mine, Cherokee County
- Marble Yard Ridge Mine, Clay County
- Marlin's Knob Mine, Rutherford County
- Mason's Mountain Mine, Macon County
- Potato Gap Mine, Buncombe County
- Rainbow Springs Mine, Macon County
- Shooting Creek (Penland Mine), Clay County
- Spruce Pine area, Mitchell County
- Stoney Creek Mine, Rutherford County
- Sugarloaf Mountain Mine, Jackson County
- Unnamed deposit, Jackson County
- Walker Branch Deposit, Buncombe County
- Washburn's Store, Rutherford County
- Whiteside Mountain Deposit, Macon County
- Documents:
- Reports of Investigation - Garnet by R. B.
Ladoo, 1922, U.S. Bureau of Mines, 16 p.
- Mining Transit Book
- Garnet: An American natural abrasive, 1971,
Industrial Minerals, July 1971, p. 25-26
- Production and marketing of garnet abrasive
sand by J. S. Crandall, 1950, Transactions
AIME, Volume 187, May 1950, Mining Engineering,
p. 575-576
- Notes on some minerals from the rhodolite
quarry near Franklin, North Carolina by E. P.
Henderson, 1931, The American Mineralogist,
Volume 16, p. 563-568
- Paragenesis of the rhodolite deposit, Masons
Mountain, North Carolina by E. W. Heinrich,
1950, The American Mineralogist, Volume 35, p.
764-771
- Anthophyllite-biotite-hypersthene-rhodolite
assemblage, Mason Mountain, North Carolina by
Fred Baker, 1961, U.S. Geological Survey
Professional Paper 424-C, p. 336-338
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Gems (see also, Beryl,
Corundum)
- Correspondence
- General Information
- Newspaper Clippings
- Gems
- Emerald (see also Feldspar)
- - Ashe County
- Avery County
- Buck Creek Corundum Mine, Clay County
- Holbrook Mine, Macon County
- Rist and Ellis Mine, Alexander County
- Old Crabtree Mine, Mitchell County
- Yancey County
- Aquamarine (see also Feldspar)
- - American Gem and Pearl Company Mine,
Mitchell County
- Golden Beryl (see also Feldspar)
- - American Gem and Pearl Company Mine,
Mitchell County
- Diamond
- Sapphire
- - Cowee Valley, Macon County
- Corundum Hill Mine, Macon
- Haywood County
- Ruby
- - Cowee Valley, Macon County
- Corundum Hill Mine, Macon County
- Haywood County
- Documents (Diamonds):
- Notes on diamond prospecting by H. J. E.
Haggard, 1967, 17 p.
- Diamonds in North Carolina, 1846, American
Journal of Science, Series II, Volume 2, p. 119
- Transactions, 1889, New York Academy of
Sciences, Volume 8, p. 159
- The Mining Industry in North Carolina during
1901 by J. H. Pratt, 1902, Economic Paper 6,
North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey, p.
51-53
- Proposed origin for Guianian diamonds by
A. R. Reid, 1974
- Occurrence of graphite in serpentinized
olivines in kimberlite by J. D. Pasteris,
1981, Geology, Volume 9, p. 356-359
- Geology of Nimba County, Liberia by E. R.
Force, 1983, U. S. Geological Survey Bulletin
1540
- Kimberlite of Elliott County, Kentucky by
S. L. Bolivar, 1982
- References on diamonds from 1995 Mining
Engineering article
- Diamond deposits of Australia by W. J.
Atkinson, 1995, Society for Mining, Metallurgy,
and Exploration, Inc.
- A North Carolina diamond, American Journal
of Science, Section III, p. 490, 1887
- Notices of the rarer minerals and new
localities in western North Carolina by C. L.
Hunter, 1853, American Journal of Science, Series
II, p. 373-378
- History of the gems found in North Carolina
by G. F. Kunz, 1907, North Carolina Geological
and Economic Survey Bulletin 12, p. 5-9
- Diamond prospecting by geophysical methods--a
review of current practice by E. Gerryts,
circa 1970
- Geochemical prospecting for kimberlites by
P. G. and J. S. Tooms, circa 1971
- Southern Appalachian diamond investigation
programme and estimates for 1971/72 by
American Selco Incorporated, 1970
- American Selco International final report of
the North Carolina diamond investigation 1971/72,
1970
- Stratabound massive sulfide deposits of the
U.S. Appalachians by J. E. Gair and J. F.
Slack, 1980, Geol. Surv. Irl. Special Paper No.
5, p. 67-80
- Exploration for marine placer deposits of
diamond by B. L. Oostdam
- Kimberlites in Sierra Leone by D. R.
Grantham and J. B. Allen, 1960, reprinted from
Overseas Geology and Mineral Resources, Volume 8,
No. 1, p. 5-25
- The estimation of means and associated
confidence limits for small samples from
lognormal populations by H. S. Sichel,
Journal of the South African Institute of Mining
and Metallurgy
- Documents (Emerald)
- The quest for green bolts, Part I by J. C.
Zeitner, 1982, Lapidary Journal, p. 378-411
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Geodes
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Germanium
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Gold (see also Copper, Lead, Sulfides, Tungsten)
- Correspondence
- General Information
- Newspaper Clippings
- North Carolina Mines:
- Caney Fork Gold Prospect, Jackson County
- Cline Copper and Tungsten Mine, Cabarrus County
- Conrad Hill Copper and Gold Deposit, Davidson
County
- Boylston Gold Mine, Henderson County
- Brown Pardo Mine, Henderson County
- Bryan Prospect, Alleghany County
- Bryan Prospect, Wilkes County
- Gold Hills Mine, Rowan County
- Hyatt Prospect, Swain County
- Long Creek Gold Mine, Gaston County
- Metcalf, T. L. Prospect, Haywood County
- Number Six Plot, Cherokee County
- Rich Knob Mine, McDowell County
- Several unnamed prospects in Surry County
- Yellowknife Bear Prospect, Mecklenburg County
- Georgia Locations:
- Calhoun Mine, Lumpkin County
- South Carolina Locations:
- Haile Mine, Lancaster County
- Tennessee Locations:
-
- Documents:
- Report of Investigations, Conrad Hill Copper
and Gold Deposit, Davidson County, N.C. by T.
J. Ballard and A. B. Clayton, 1948
- War Minerals Report on Bryan Prospect,
1944
- The First Discovery, 1999, Golden Gazette,
Volume 16, No. 1
- Origin of the gold mineralization at the Haile
Mine, Lancaster County, South Carolina by W.
H. Spence, E. M. Jones, I. T. Kiff, 1978,
Society of Mining Engineers of AIME, presented at
the 1978 SME-AIME fall meeting, 5 p.
- Interpreting pan-concentrate analyses of
stream sediments in geochemical exploration for
gold by R. P. Fischer and F. S. Fisher, 1968,
U.S. Geological Survey Circular 592
- Utilization of humus-rich forest soil (mull)
in geochemical exploration for gold by G. C.
Curtin, H. W. Lakin, G. J. Neuerburg, and A. E.
Hubert, 1968, U.S. Geological Survey Circular 562
- Gold Mining in North Carolina by B. C.
Nitze and H. A. J. Wilkens, 1897, North Carolina
Geological and Economic Survey Bulletin No. 10,
p. 191-192
- A suggested volcanigenic origin for certain
gold deposits in the Slate Belt of the North
Carolina Piedmont by J. E. Worthington and I.
T. Kiff, 1970, Economic Geology and the Bulletin
of the Society of Economic Geologists, Volume 65,
No. 5, p. 529
- Laterization as a possible contributor to gold
placers by D. Le Count Evans, 1981, E&MJ,
August 1981, p. 86-91
- Residual enrichment and supergene transport of
gold, Calhoun Mine, Lumpkin County, Georgia,
1971, by F. G. Lesure, Economic Geology, Volume
66, p. 178
- Residual enrichment and supergene migration of
gold, southeastern United States, 1968, by A.
R. Kinkel, Jr., and F. G. Lesure, U.S. Geological
Survey Professional Paper 600-D, p. D174
- The Mining Industry in North Carolina,
Economic Paper 64, 1937, p. 14-15
Preliminary report on gold deposits in North
Carolina and South Carolina by J. T. Pardee,
1935, 43 p.
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Gossan
- General Information
- North Carolina Locations:
- Garland Property, Watauga County
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Granite (see also Stone)
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Graphite (see also Kyanite)
- Correspondence
- General Information
- North Carolina Locations:
- Buncombe County
- Lloyd Church Property, Avery County
- McDowell County
- Unnamed deposit, Gaston County
- Documents:
- The mining industry in North Carolina during
1901 by J. H. Pratt, 1902, N. C. Geological
and Economic Survey, Economic Paper No. 6, p.
68-73
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Gypsum and Anhydrite
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Halloysite
- Correspondence
- General Information
- Map
- North Carolina Mines:
- Alexander Mine, Buncombe County
- Arrowood Mine, Buncombe County
- Carter Ridge Mine, Mitchell County
- Fluken Ridge Mine, Mitchell County
- Green Mountain Mine, Yancey County
- Gusher Knob Mine, Avery County
- Johnson Mine, Mitchell County
- Micaville Mine, Yancey County
- Whitehall Halloysite Deposit, Swain County
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Ilmenite (see also Titanium)
- Analyses
- Correspondence
- General Information
- Map
- Photographs
- North Carolina Mines
- Yadkin Valley Ilmenite Company Mine, Caldwell
County
- Unnamed prospect, Macon County
- Documents:
- Froth flotation of a North Carolina ilmenite
ore by L. L. McMurray, 1943, American
Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers,
Technical Publication No. 1653, p. 1-6
- Froth flotation of Finley ilmenite ore,
1942 by Staff, Minerals Research Laboratory, 8 p.
- Petrographic analysis of ilmenite ores by
Minerals Research Division, TVA, 1940, 2 p.
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Indium
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Insulating Materials
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Iodine
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Iron
- Correspondence
- Drill Core Records
- General Information
- Maps
- Newspaper Clippings
- Photographs
- North Carolina Mines:
- Ballou Mine, Ashe County
- Big Ore Bank Magnetite Deposits, Lincoln County
- Big Ivy Magnetite Mine, Madison County
- Brown Iron Mine, Cherokee County
- Camp Butner, Granville County
- Cheek-Holton, Granville County
- Cooper and Banks Mine (Jenkins Property),
Cherokee County
- Cooper Property, Cherokee County
- Cranberry Iron Mine, Avery County
- Dixon Property, Granville County
- Dockery Mine, Cherokee County
- Dodson Iron Property, Surry County
- Fain-Hitchcock Mine, Cherokee County
- Hayes and Hoblitzell Mine, Cherokee County
- Heaton-Russell Mine, Cherokee County
- Johnson Mine, Avery County
- Luther Prospect, Cherokee County
- Marvacar Mine, Cherokee County
- Mauney Prospect, Cherokee County
- Michael Property, Avery County
- Miller Property, Watauga County
- No. 6 Prospect, Cherokee County
- Porter Mine, Cherokee County
- Southern Mining Company Mine, Cherokee County
- Savage Brothers Mine, Cherokee County
- Unnamed prospect, Macon County
- Unnamed prospect, Madison County
- Veasey Property, Granville County
- Walker Mine, Cherokee County
- Wilson, L. A. Property, Watauga County
- Wood-Witherspoon Property, Cherokee County
- Tennessee Locations:
- Old Forge Mine, Carter County
- Documents:
- The brown ores of Cherokee County by
Lucien Eaton, circa 1937, H. A. Brassert &
Company, 13 p.
- Exploration of the Cherokee iron deposits,
Cherokee County, North Carolina by A. F.
Robertson, 1946, Report of Investigation
3974, U.S. Bureau of Mines, 31 p.
- Preliminary report on the magnetic ores of
western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee
by S. S. Goldich and H. Wedmow, Jr., 1943, U.S.
Geological Survey, 55 p.
- Final report on project 948 magnetic
exploration, Cranberry Mine, Avery County, North
Carolina by F. W. Steed, 1943, 30 p.
- Project 948 drill cores, 1945
- Economic appraisal of the siliceous magnetites
of Avery County, North Carolina by H. S.
Rankin and L. L. McMurray, 1943
- Preliminary report, Knap of Reeds iron ore
deposits on the Veasey, Dixon, and Cheek-Holton
tracts, Camp Butner, Granville County, North
Carolina by J. M. Parker, III, 1943, 7 p.
- Trip report--magnetite ores, Carter County,
Tennessee and Avery County, North Carolina by
H. S. Rankin and B. Gildersleeve, 1944, 2 p.
- Diamond drilling at the Big Ore Bank magnetite
deposits, Lincoln County, North Carolina by
A. B. Clayton and W. B. Montgomery, Jr., 1948,
Report of Investigation 4347, U.S. Bureau
of Mines, 6 p., 7 figures
- Preliminary study of the extent of magnetic
iron ores of the Cranberry type in Avery and
Mitchell Counties, North Carolina, and Carter
County, Tennessee by R. H. Carpenter, 10 p.,
2 figures
- Report on iron ore and olivine deposits of the
State of North Carolina suitable for industrial
development and the possibilities of establishing
industries within the state using these raw
materials by H. A. Brassert & Company,
1943, 70 p.
- War Minerals Report on the Dodson Iron
Property, Surry County, 1944, 6 p.
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Kaolin (see also Clays)
- Analyses
- Correspondence
- General Information
- Newspaper Clippings
- North Carolina Mines:
- Harris Clay Company mines in Jackson, Mitchell,
and Yancey Counties
- Hollis Deposit, Rutherford County
- Johnson, Theodore Property, Avery County
- Ledford Property, Clay County
- Mayberry Property, Yancey County
- Pollard Clay Deposits, Yancey County
- The Carolina Kaolin Corporation, Mitchell County
- Unnamed prospect, Cherokee County
- Unnamed prospects, Clay County
- Unnamed prospects, Jackson County
- Wiseman Property, Avery County
- Alabama Locations:
- Bixby-Thornberry Kaolin Deposit, Marion and
Franklin Counties
- Documents:
- Residual alaskite kaolin deposits of North
Carolina by C. E. Hunter, 1940, Bulletin of
The American Ceramic Society, Volume 19, No. 3,
p. 98-103
- Final progress report on plastic primary North
Carolina kaolins, methods of their use,
development of vitreous bodies, and experiments
with a continuous, high-temperature, electric
tunnel kiln: Parts I-VII, I, Notes
on a year's testing of plastic-type North
Carolina primary kaolins by R. E. Gould and
A. J. Hedquist, 1939, Forty-First Annual Meeting,
American Ceramic Society, Chicago, Ill., April
16-22, 1939, p. 1-41
- Kaolin deposits of the Spruce Pine District,
1942, U.S. Geological Survey report, 2 p., 4
plates
- Residual kaolin deposits of the Spruce Pine
District, North Carolinaby J. M. Parker, III,
circa 1943, 53 p.
- Preliminary report of the kaolin deposits in
the vicinity of Hayesville, North Carolina by
H. S. Rankin, 1938, TVA, 9 p.
- Primary kaolin deposits in the vicinity of
Hayesville, North Carolina by C. E. Hunter
and E. C. Van Horn, 1937, TVA, 15 p.
- The primary kaolin deposits of the Southern
Appalachian Region by C. E. Hunter, P. W.
Mattocks, and L. L. McMurray, 1937, 18 p.
- The use of Georgia and North Carolina kaolins
in a semi-porcelain body by S. E. Hemsteger
and W. C. Stief, 1926, Journal of the American
Ceramic Society, Volume 9, 44 p.
- Progress report on occurrence and refining of
some of the Tennessee Valley primary kaolins,
their use in vitreous ceramic whiteware bodies,
and results of experiments run to develop a
modified type of vitreous translucent dinnerware
made from all-American materials, by the
Tennessee Valley Authority Ceramic Laboratory
Staff, 1937, presented at the 39th Annual
Meeting, American Ceramic Society, 9 p.
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Kyanite (see also Asbestos, Graphite, Sillimanite)
- Analyses
- Correspondence
- General Information
- Maps
- North Carolina Mines:
- Buchanan, Willard Property, Mitchell County
- Chambers Mountain Kyanite Deposit, Haywood County
- Mas Celo Kyanite Mill (Yancey Kyanite Company),
Yancey County
- Speculation Lands Company Kyanite Deposit,
Rutherford County
- Unnamed prospect, Ashe County
- Unnamed prospect, Avery County
- Unnamed prospect, Buncombe County
- Unnamed prospect, Clay County
- Unnamed prospect, Cleveland County
- Unnamed prospect, Franklin County
- Unnamed prospect, Jackson County
- Unnamed prospect, Johnston County
- Unnamed prospect, Lincoln County
- Unnamed prospect, Macon County
- Unnamed prospect, McDowell County
- Unnamed prospect, Person County
- Unnamed prospect, Randolph County
- Unnamed prospect, Rutherford County
- Virginia Mines:
- Kyanite Mining Corporation Deposit, Prince Edward
County
- Willis Mountain Kyanite Deposit, Buckingham
County
- Documents:
- The Yancey County kyanite property, 1943,
War Minerals Report
- Kyanite Mining Corporation grows, meets demand
for quality refractories by Charles Steels,
1983, Pit and Quarry, April 1983
- Substitution of topaz, domestic kyanite, and
synthetic mullite-corundum for India kyanite,
I-III by N. McVay and Hewitt Wilson, 1943,
The Journal of The American Ceramic Society,
Volume 26, No. 8, p. 252-264
- Investigation of the Willis Mountain Kyanite
Deposit, Buckingham County, VA by J. O. Jones
and N. A. Eilertsen, 1954, Report of
Investigation 5075, U.S. Bureau of Mines, 41 p.
- Preliminary geologic report on the Yancey
Kyanite Company property near Burnsville, North
Carolina by L. W. Currier and N. E. Chute,
1943, 10 p.
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Lazulite
- Correspondence
- General Information
- North Carolina Locations:
-
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Lead (see also Copper,
Gold, Pyrites, Tungsten, Zinc)
- Analyses
- Correspondence
- General Information
- Maps
- Newspaper Clippings
- Photographs
- North Carolina Mines:
- Brown Pardo Mine, Henderson County
- Gap Greek Mine, Ashe County
- Redmond Lead-Zinc Mine, Haywood County
- Unnamed prospect, Haywood County
- North Cove Property, McDowell County
- TVA Mine, Swain County
- Unnamed lead deposit, Swain County
- Unnamed lead deposit, Watauga County
- Documents:
- Three galena occurrences in southwestern North
Carolina by J. H. Davis and R. C. Hale, 1966,
paper presented at the SE GSA meeting, April 14,
1966
- Preliminary Report, Redmond Lead-Zinc Mine,
Haywood County, N.C. by G. H. Espenshade, M.
H. Staatz, and E. A. Brown, U. S. Geological
Survey Open File, 1947
- Redmond Lead-Zinc Mine by Hadley and
Goldsmith, U.S. Geological Survey Professional
Paper 349-B, 3 p.
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Lime
- Analyses
- Correspondence
- General Information
- North Carolina Locations:
- Buquo Lime Company Quarry, Madison County
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Limestone
- Analyses
- Correspondence
- General Information
- Newspaper Clippings
- North Carolina Mines:
- Cogdill Limestone Quarry, Henderson County
- Documents:
- Limestone deposits in Buncombe, Henderson, and
Transylvania Counties, North Carolina by C.
E. Hunter, J. B. Ward, and P. W. Mattocks, 1935,
TVA report, 4 p.
- Limestone in the Brevard Schist by R. S.
Ingle, 1947, Report of Investigation 55, N.C.
Department of Conservation and Development,
Division of Mineral Resources, 5 p.
- Aspects of the Brevard limestone near
Fletcher, North Carolina by E. C. Van Horn,
1937, 9 p.
- North Carolina lime and landplaster law,
1978, N. C. Department of Agriculture, 7 p.
- Bryson Branch and Limestone Outcrop by J.
D. Pittillo, 1972, 10 p.
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Lithium (see also Spodumene)
- Analyses
- Correspondence
- General information
- North Carolina Locations:
- Cleveland County
- Gaston County
- Documents:
- Lithium by D. R. Williamson, 1958,
Colorado School of Mines, Mineral Industries
Bulletin, Volume 1, No. 2, 8 p.
- Lithium by D. P. Eigo, J. W. Franklin, and
G. H. Cleaver, 1955, Engineering and Mining
Journal, Volume 156, No. 9, p. 75-90
- Lithium minerals by W. J. Penhallegon,
1937, 5 p.
- Report on the Hallman-Beam spodumene pegmatite
deposit near Tryon School in Gaston County, North
Carolina by E. C. Van Horn, 1956, 37 p.
- Method of extracting lithium values from
spodumene ores by R. B. Ellesrad and K. M.
Leute, Canada, The Patent Office, Patent No.
504,477, 6 p.
- Lithium horizons by W. F. O'Brien, 1961,
Society of Mining Engineers of AIME, 6 p.
- A method for concentration of North Carolina
spodumene ores by M. K. Banks, W. T.
McDaniel, and P. N. Sales, 1953, Mining
Engineering, Transactions AIME, p. 181-186
- Concentration of spodumene from North Carolina
pegmatite ores by I. H. Redeker, 1979, Mining
Engineering, April 1979, p. 395-398
- Beneficiation of spodumene rock by froth
flotation by James Norman and E. W. Gieseke,
1940, American Institute of Mining and
Metallurgical Engineers, Technical Publication
No. 1161, 9 p.
- Laboratory investigation of spodumene
flotation by R. A. Wyman, 1956, Annual
General Meeting, Quebec City, April, 1956
(Transactions, Volume LIX, 1956), p 322-325.
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Magnesite (see also Corundum)
- General Information
- Correspondence
- North Carolina Locations:
- Corundum Hill Property, Macon County
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Manganese
- Analyses
- Correspondence
- General Information
- North Carolina Mines:
- Axley, Hattie Prospect, Cherokee County
- Eager Manganese Mine, Cherokee County
- Goodwin Manganese Deposit, McDowell County
- Lobell, R. M. Prospect, Transylvania County
- North Cove Mine, McDowell County
- Unnamed deposits, Alleghany County
- Unnamed deposit, Clay County
- Unnamed deposit near Kings Mountain, Cleveland
County
- Unnamed prospect, Ashe County
- Unnamed deposit, Macon County
- Georgia Location:
-
- Tennessee Locations:
- Dry Run Mine, Johnson County
- D. Davis Mine, Johnson County
- Valley Forge Mine, Carter County
- Documents:
- Manganese deposits in North Carolina by W.
A. White, 1944, Mineral Investigation No. 2, N.C.
Division of Mineral Resources, 14 p.
- Manganese in North Carolina, a preliminary
report by T. G. Murdock, 1941, Report of
Investigation 18, N. C. Division of Mineral
Resources, 5 p.
- The North Cove manganese deposit, McDowell
County by T. G. Murdock, 1941, Report of
Investigation 14, N.C. Division of Mineral
Resources, 7 p., 3 figures.
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Marble (see also Stone)
- Correspondence
- General Information
- Newspaper Clippings
- North Carolina Mines:
- Bandana Station, Mitchell County
- Culberson Quarry, Cherokee County
- Hickerson Property, Cherokee County
- Kinsey Quarry, Cherokee County
- Tomotla Station, Cherokee County
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Mica (See also separate mica
file. Refer also to Open-file report 92-2 "Mica"
by Sigrid Ballew.)
- Analyses
- Correspondence
- Daily Drill Reports
- General Information
- Maps
- Newspaper Clippings
- Photographs
- North Carolina Mines:
- Abernathy Mica Mines, Mitchell County
- Allman Cove Mica Mine, Macon County
- Ashe Clayborn Deposit, Clay County
- Baird No. 6 Mica Mine, Macon County
- Bee Tree No. 1 and No. 2 Mica Mines, Transylvania
County
- Big Ridge Mica Mine, Haywood County
- Blue Rock Scrap Mica Deposit, Yancey County
- Buoy Mica Mine, Macon County
- Brown Mica Mine, Stokes County
- Butler Mine, Caldwell County
- Davis Mine, Mitchell County
- Edge Mica Mine, Yancey County
- Gibson Mica Mine, Macon County
- Gudger Mine, Mitchell County
- Hawkins, J. C. Mica Mine, Stokes County
- Johnson Mica Mine, Avery County
- Jumbo Mica Mine, Transylvania County
- Kiser Mica Mine, Macon County
- Knight Mica Mine, Rockingham County
- Long Mica Prospect, Macon County
- Long Cut Mine, Mitchell County
- May Mica Mine, Macon County
- Maurice Mica Mine, Rutherford County
- Mill Knob Mica Mine, Macon County
- Moore, Jim Mica Mine, Macon County
- Moose Mica Mine, Catawba County
- Sheep Knob Mica Mine, Macon County
- Slippery Elm Mica Mine, Avery County
- Stamey Mica Mine, Macon County
- Jim Moore Mica Mine, Macon County
- Unnamed prospect, Buncombe County
- Unnamed prospect, Iredell County
- Young Property, Macon County
- Georgia Mica Mines:
- Adams Mica Mine, Upson County
- Barron Mica Mine, Upson County
- Blount No. 1 Mica Mine, Upson County
- Carter Mica Mine, Upson County
- Colbert (Castlen) Mica Mine, Upson County
- Corley Mica Mine, Upson County
- Harrison W. Harp Mica Mine, Lamar County
- Holmes Mica Mine, Monroe County
- Rev. Thaddeus Persons Mica Mine, Monroe County
- Maze Mica Prospects, Upson County
- Stevens-Rock Mica Mine, Upson County
- Virginia Mica Mines;
- Wingo Mica Mine, Amelia County
- Documents:
- Mica deposits of the Blue Ridge in North
Carolina by F. G. Lesure, 1966
- Preliminary investigation, minerals deposits
in Mitchell, Yancey, and adjacent Counties by
J. B. Ward, circa 1941
- Mica-a listing of North Carolina Geological
Survey mica mine files and a discussion of the
Mineral by Sigrid Ballew, 1992, North
Carolina Geological Survey Open-File Report 92-2,
34 p.
- Progress Report -- commercialization of mica
testing equipment: Commercial trial of an
electric system of classifying block mica quality
by M. R. Townsend, 1944, War Report No. W-88,
Copy No. 125, 28 p.
- North Carolina mica spots by L. A. Dahners
and F. K. McIntosh, 1948, U.S. Bureau of Mines
Report of Investigation 4241, 16 p.
- Microscopical studies of mica, War
Minerals Report, 1944, 15 p.
- Mica examination by J. G. Woodroof, 1944,
45 p.
- New mica-resin molding compound developed
by TVA by L. L. McMurray, 1941, Modern Plastics,
4 p.
- Preparation of new materials composed of mica
and synthetic resins for use as electrical
insulation, corrosion resistance, and special
construction materials by L. L. McMurray,
1939, 15 p.
- A preliminary report--a new method for
recovery of flake mica from washing plant
tailings by R. Adair, W. T. McDaniel, and W.
R. Hudspeth, circa 1943, 7 p.
- Utilization of fine mica in plastics,
1940, TVA Report, 7 p.
- Mica--A summary of 1986 activity by J. P.
Ferro and W. H. Stewart, Mining Engineering,
1987, p. 495-496
- Scrap mica resources and possibilities of
Macon County, North Carolina by J. L.
Stuckey, 1944, 5 p.
- Index of the Franklin-Sylva district, North
Carolina, showing location of mica mines
and prospects by E. W. Heinrich, 1944, 35 p.
- Mica deposits of the Cleveland County
district, North Carolina by J. C. Olson,
1943, 13 p.
- Scrap mica occurrences of the Shelby district,
North Carolina, circa 1944, name of author
not given, 45 p.
- Progress report on mica and mica schist
concentration by H. S. Rankin, 1938, 7 p.
- Report on mica by the Non-Metallic
Minerals Group of the Advisory Committee on
Metals and Minerals, National Academy of Sciences
and National Research Council, 1941, 27 p.
- Mica by Oliver Bowles, 1922, U.S. Bureau
of Mines, Report of Investigation, Serial No.
2357, 46 p.
- A preliminary investigation of methods for the
beneficiation of mica ores, grinding of mica, and
fabrication of electrical insulating material
by L. L. McMurray, 1938, 15 p.
- Scrap mica in the Franklin-Sylva District of
North Carolina by North Carolina Department
of Conservation and Development, Division of
Mineral Resources, and the Tennessee Valley
Authority, Regional Products Research Division,
1948
- Production of mica in North Carolina by T.
G. Murdock, 1942, Division of Mineral Resources
Information Circular 2
- An investigation to determine the feasibility
of using mica schist and scrap mica for molded
and fabricated products by Lynn McMurray,
1938, 15 p.
- Testing, grading, classifying and quality
control of mica: Development of an
electrical system of classifying block mica
quality by J. T. Townsend, 1943, 74 p.
- A report on the scrap mica in the
Franklin-Sylva District of North Carolina by
S. D. Broadhurst, 1948, 50 p.
- Report on Hendricks scrap mica mine and plant,
Lincoln County, North Carolina by S. D.
Broadhurst, 1947, 9 p.
- Occurrence and production of muscovite in the
Spruce Pine District by T. L. Kesler and J.
C. Olson, circa 1940, 39 p.
- Summary report, preliminary investigation,
mineral deposits in Mitchell, Yancey and adjacent
counties, North Carolina by J. B. Ward, circa
1939, 13 p.
- Boonford mica schist project for International
Mineral & Chemical Company, Inc. by W. T.
McDaniel, 1954, 10 p.
- Exploration for mica by L. A. Dahners and
F. K. McIntosh, 1946, 74 p.
- Report on Bradley scrap mica mine and plant
by S. D. Broadhurst, 1947, 13 p.
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Molybdenite
- Aerial Photographs
- Correspondence
- General Information
- Geochemical Assays
- North Carolina Location:
- Boy Scout-Jones Prospect, Halifax County
- Moss-Dryden Prospect, Halifax County
- Mitchell County
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Molybdenum
- Correspondence
- General Information
- North Carolina Mines:
- Pickelsimer Prospect, Transylvania County
- Documents:
- War Minerals Report, 1944, 6 p.
- Boy Scout-Jones and Moss-Richardson Molybdenum
Deposits, Halifax County, North Carolina by
A. F. Robertson, F. K. McIntosh, and T. J.
Ballard, 1947, U.S. Bureau of Mines Report of
Investigation 4156, 9 p.
- Beneficiation of molybdenum ores by
American Cyanamid Company, Mineral Dressing
Division, 1951, 3 p.
- Molybdenum, State of California Mineral
Information Service, Volume 8, No. 11, 6 p.
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Monazite
- Analyses
- Correspondence
- General Information
- Newspaper Clippings
- North Carolina Mines:
- Henry Fork Catawba Deposit, Burke County
- Louisa Smart Mine, Rutherford County
- Minnie Hayes Property, McDowell County
- Monazite Mining Corporation, Burke County
- South Mountains Deposit, Burke County
- South Mountain Minerals Corporation Deposits,
Rutherford County
- Unnamed deposit, Cleveland County
- Unnamed deposit, Madison County
- Unnamed deposit, Rutherford County
- Documents:
- The monazite deposits of the Carolinas by
W. T. McDaniel, 1943, 16 p., 3 plates
- Report on monazite deposits in the South
Mountain area of North Carolina by Stephen
Taber, 1951, 7 p., 5 figures
- South Mountain Minerals Company monazite
deposits in North Carolina by H. E. Kremers,
1951, Lindsay Light & Chemical Company
Research Report, 13 p.
- Report on the field examination of three
monazite properties of the South Mountain
Minerals Corporation by W. C. Overstreet,
1951, 39 p.
- Monazite gravels of the Carolinas -- analyses
and concentration tests by J. W. Lefforge and
J. F. Haseman, 1944, TVA Report No. 496, 17 p., 2
figures
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Nickel
- Analyses
- Correspondence
- General Information
- Newspaper Clippings
- North Carolina Mines:
- Unnamed deposit, Buncombe County
- Unnamed deposit, Madison County
- Unnamed deposit, Jackson County
- Documents:
- Extraction of nickel from low-grade silicate
ore by J. W. Lefforge and J. E. Davenport,
1944, TVA Report No. 546, 25 p., 13 figures
- Nickeliferous soils and stream sediments
associated with peridotites near Democrat, North
Carolina by R. H. Carpenter and R. C. Hale,
1966, 8 p., 3 plates
- Nickel deposits at Webster and Democrat, North
Carolina by C. E. Hunter and P. W. Mattocks,
1937, 5 p.
- Nickel in North Carolina by G. W. Pawel,
1939, Engineering and Mining Journal, October,
1939, p. 35-38
- Possible new sources of nickel by G. W.
Powel, 1943, Mining and Metallurgy, p. 277-278
- Cooperative work on nickel ore, 1942, TVA
and Virginia Polytechnic Institute Report, 19 p.
- Chlorite, vermiculite, and talc from Webster,
North Carolina by C. J. Mankin and M. M.
Cassidy, 1960, p. 261-266
- Nickel plant tract near Webster, Jackson
County, North Carolina by R. A. Laurence,
1953, 3 p.
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Novaculite
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Olivine (see also Chromite, Corundum)
- Analyses
- Correspondence
- General Information
- Legal Documents
- Newspaper Clippings
- Petrographic Information
- Photographs
- Report Plates
- North Carolina Mines:
- Addie Deposit, Jackson County
- Bakersville Deposit, Mitchell County
- Balsam Gap Deposit, Jackson County
- Buck Creek Deposit, Clay County
- Cane Creek Deposit, Jackson County
- Corundum Hill Mine, Macon County
- Dark Ridge Deposit, Jackson County
- Day Book Mine, Yancey County
- Democrat Deposit, Buncombe County
- Ellijay Deposit, Macon County
- Frank Deposit, Avery County
- Holcombe Branch Deposit, Madison County
- Hominy Grove Deposit, Haywood County
- Juno Deposit, Buncombe County
- Moores Knob Deposit, Macon County
- Newdale Deposit, Yancey County
- Newfound Gap Deposit, Buncombe County
- Norton Deposit, Macon County
- Number 9 Deposit, Macon County
- Unnamed prospect, Madison County
- Unnamed deposits, Macon County
- Webster-Addie Ring Dike, Jackson County
- Georgia Mines:
- Burton Lake, Rabun County
- Documents:
- Olivine resources of North Carolina by C.
H. Hunter, 1941, TVA, 7 p., 4 figures
- TVA mineral work in North Carolina, 1942
- Petrology of the Moores Knob and Corundum Hill
ultramafites, Final Report to the North
Carolina Board of Science and Technology, 1975, 5
p.
- The petrology of the Peak Knob Dunites, Macon
County, North Carolina by S. P. Yurkovich,
1980, Southeastern Section, Birmingham, Alabama,
1 p.
- Magnesium from olivine by E. C. Houston,
1945, American Institute of Mining and
Metallurgical Engineers, Technical Publication
No. 1828 (Class D, Nonferrous Metallurgy, No.
85), p. 1-14
- Olivine as an ore of magnesium by E. C.
Houston, 1940, 11 p., 2 figures
- Review of four years of research on refractory
properties of Pacific northwest olivine by
Hewitt Wilson and K. G. Skinner, 1940, Journal of
the American Ceramic Society, Volume 23, No. 5,
May, 1940, p. 136-138
- Olivine as a source of magnesium chloride
by E. C. Houston and H. S. Rankin, 1941,
Transactions A.I.M.E., Volume 148 (1942), p. 1-4
- Occurrence of refractory grade olivine in
western North Carolina, Preliminary Report by
C. E. Hunter, 1935, 4 p., 2 figures
- The forsterite olivine formations of North
Carolina as a source of magnesium for fertilizers
by L. J. Hardin and W. H. MacIntyre, 1948,
Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science,
Volume XXIII, No. 3, p. 180-186
- Do some eastern Appalachian ultramafic rocks
represent mantle diapirs produced above a
subduction zone? by R. K. Stevens and D. F.
Strong, 1974, Geology, April 1974, p. 175-178
- Olivine: Potential source of magnesia
by G. W. Pawel, 1942, Mining and Metallurgy, June
1942, 4 p.
- Forsterite and other magnesium silicates as
refractories by R. E. Birch and F. A. Harvey,
1935, Journal of the American Ceramic Society,
Volume 18, No. 6, June 1935
- Petrology of the Chunky Gal Mountain
mafic-ultramafic complex, North Carolina by
M. S. McElhaney and H. Y. McSween, Jr.,
Geological Society of America Bulletin, Volume
94, p. 855-874, 13 figures, 4 tables, July 1983
- Olivine compositions from southern Appalachian
ultramafics by J. R. Carpenter and D. W.
Phyfer, 1975, Southeastern Geology, February
1975, p. 169-172
- Fifty years of utilization of olivine by
W. Baumgart, 1980, 4th Industrial Minerals
International Congress, 5 p.
- Olivine--exchanging new uses for old by
Joyce Griffiths, 1984, Industrial Minerals,
September 1984, p. 65-79
- Olivine, past, present and future by K. H.
Teague, 1977, Society of Mining Engineers of
AIME, for presentation at the 1977 AIME Annual
Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, March 6-10, 1977, 10
p.
- Olivine and dunite--blast furnace usage adds
new dimension, Industrial Minerals, May 1977,
p. 39-49
- Petrology and bulk rock geochemistry of the
Frank ultramafic body, Avery County, N.C. and
associated other ultramafic rock bodies of the
southern Appalachians by J. R. Carpenter and
H. S. Chen, Southeastern Geology, Volume 20, No.
1, 1978, p. 21-25
- Petrology of an ultramafic body near
Micaville, Yancey County, North Carolina by
R. H. Kingsbury and R. A. Heimlich, Southeastern
Geology, Volume 20, No. 1, 1978, p. 33-46
- Bibliography of MgO-from-olivine by G. W.
Pawel, 1944, 102 p.
- The Webster-Addie ring dike, North Carolina by
B. C. Moneymaker and P. P. Fox, 1945, 14 p., 5
figures.
- Dunite ring-dike at Webster, North Carolina
by G. Richards Gwinn, 1950, Bulletin of the
Geological Society of America, Volume 61, No. 12,
Part 2, (Abstracts and Index), December 1950, p.
1567-1568
- Buck Creek Olivine Mine, Nantahala
National Forest, Clay County, North Carolina by
J. B. Brettler, 1979, 44 p., 4 plates
- Magnesium from olivine by hydrochloric acid
extraction followed by electrolysis:
Small-and intermediate-scale investigations
by E. C. Houston, L. D. Yates, G. C. Robinson,
and L. I. Mitchell, 1943, TVA Report No. 490, 61
p., 13 figures.
- Magnesium from olivine by hydrochloric acid
extraction followed by electrolysis:
Pilot-plant-scale studies, 1945, TVA Report
No. 586, 36 p., 7 figures
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Peat
- General Information
- Documents:
- 1980 annual report on peat resources of North
Carolina by L. J. Otte and R. L. Ingram,
1980, 65 p.
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Pegmatites (See also Lithium, Spodumene)
- Correspondence
- General Information
- North Carolina Locations:
- Franklin-Sylva District
- Spruce Pine Pegmatite District
- Documents:
- Mafic intrusions as a clue to the metamorphic
history of the Spruce Pine District by Arie
Poldervaart, J. L. Kulp, and D. A. Brobst, 1953,
21 p.
- Preliminary report of the geology of the
Burnsville-Micaville area, Spruce Pine District,
North Carolina by D. A. Brobst and J. L. Kulp,
circa 1953
- Summary of activities of Survey parties
assigned to work on mica-bearing pegmatites in
the southeastern states: Month of
November, 1944 by R. H. Jahns, 8 p.
- Exploration of pegmatites by the Federal
Bureau of Mines in Alabama, Georgia, and the
Franklin-Sylva District, North Carolina by E.
W. Heinrich, 1944, 9 p.
- The character and origin of the Roan and
Carolina gneisses in the Spruce Pine Pegmatite
District, North Carolina, by D. A. Brobst,
1952, presented at the GSA November 1952 meeting,
1 p.
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Peridotite (Dunite) (see
also Asbestos, Chromite,
Vermiculite)
- Correspondence
- General Information
- Map
- North Carolina Locations:
- Dunite Formations Gneiss District, Macon County
- Dunite Formations Frank District, Avery County
- Dunite Formation Addie District, Jackson County
- Documents:
- Chlorite, vermiculite, and talc from Webster,
North Carolina by C. J. Mankin and M. M.
Cassidy, 1960, Oklahoma Geology Notes, Volume 20,
No. 10, October 1960, p. 261-266
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Phosphate
- Analyses
- Correspondence
- General Information
- Maps
- Newspaper Clippings
- North Carolina Mines:
- Texas Gulf Sulphur operation, Beaufort County
- Florida Mines:
- Occidental Corporation operation, Hamilton County
- Bone Valley (central Florida -- multiple
operations)
- Documents:
- North Carolina natural phosphate: A
geologic and agronomic overview by I. K.
Gilmore and L. L. Hammond, 1995, Mining
Engineering, October 1995, p. 922-926
- Phosphate mining in North Carolina by I.
H. Redeker and T. J. Wright, 1978, Sonderdruck
aus Zeitschrift Erzmetall, Band 32 (1979), H. 2.,
S. 77-85.
- Description and directions for Lee Creek
Phosphate Complex by Texas Gulf Sulphur
Company, Aurora, N.C., 1966, 6 p.
- Texas Gulf sulphur beneficiation of North
Carolina phosphate by T. J. Wright, 1971,
presented to the Annual Meeting of the American
Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum
Engineers, 1971, 15 p., 3 figures
The economic evaluation of land pebble
phosphate deposits by W. M. Houston and R. E.
Snow, 1966, presented at the fall meeting,
Society of Mining Engineers of AIME, Tampa,
Florida, October 1966
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Platinum Group
- Analyses
- Correspondence
- General Information
- Documents:
- North Carolina Locations:
- Macon County
- Rockingham County
- Rutherford County
- Documents:
- Platinum in North Carolina by P. R. Heyl,
1913, Proceedings of the American Philosophical
Society, 1913, Volume 52, No. 208, p. 21-30
- Sperrylite in North Carolina by W. E.
Hidden, 1898, American Journal of Science IV,
Volume 6, 1898, p. 463-468.
- The occurrence of platinum in North Carolina
by F. P. Venable,1891, Journal of the Elisha
Mitchell Scientific Society, Volume VIII, Part
Second, July-December 1891, p. 123-129
- Useful minerals of North Carolina by
Herman J. Bryson, 1927, The Mineral Industry in
North Carolina for 1924 and 1925, Department of
Conservation and Development, Economic Paper No.
60, p. 15-16
- Native platinum in North Carolina, American
Journal of Science, Series II, Volume 4, 1847, p.
280-281
- Platinum group content of some western North
Carolina counties by Edwin H. Bentzen, III,
1971, 5 p.
- The geological relations and distribution of
platinum and associated metals by J. F. Kemp,
1902, U.S. Geological Survey, p. 56-59
- Economic geology of the platinum metals by
J. B. Mertie, Jr., 1969, U.S. Geological Survey
Professional Paper 630
- Simple trace determination of platinum in
geological materials by E. L. Kothny, 1974,
Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 3 (1974), p.
291-299
- Palladium, platinum, rhodium, ruthenium and
iridium in peridotites and chromitites from
ophiolite complexes in Newfoundland by N. J.
Page and R. W. Talkington, 1984, Canadian
Mineralogist, Volume 22 (1984), p. 137-149
- Platinum-group elements in magnetic
concentrates from the Goodnews Bay District,
Alaska by Sam Rosenblum, R. R. Carlson, J. M.
Nishi, and W. C. Overstreet, 1986, U.S.
Geological Survey Bulletin 1660, 30 p.
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Pyrites (Copper,
Gold, Lead, Uranium, Zinc)
- Analyses
- Correspondence
- General Information
- North Carolina Mines:
- Boy Scout-Jones Molybdenum Prospect, Halifax
County
- Cullowhee Mine, Jackson County
- Elk Knob Copper Mine, Watauga County
- Fontana Copper Mine, Swain County
- Gold Hill Mines, Rowan County
- Jack Trail Mountain Prospect, Madison County
- Moss-Dryden Molybdenite Prospect, Halifax County
- Ore Gap Prospect, Wilkes County
- Ore Knob Copper Mine, Ashe County
- Otto Copper Prospect, Macon County
- Peachbottom Mine, Alleghany County
- Savannah Mine, Jackson County
- Stackhouse Barite Mines, Madison County
- Toms Copper Prospect, Transylvania County
- Tungsten Mine, Vance County
- Union Copper Mine, Cabarrus County
- Wayehutta Mine, Jackson County
- Wilkins Creek Copper Mine, Haywood County
- Documents:
- Ore Gap Prospect, War Minerals Report,
1944
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Pyrophyllite
- General Information
- North Carolina Locations:
- Chatham County
- Granville County
- Montgomery County
- Moore County
- Orange County
- Randolph County
- Documents:
- Pyrophyllite: Far East steels the market
by John Benbow, circa 1987, 8 p.
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Pyrrhotite (see also Copper)
- General Information
- North Carolina Locations:
- Cullowhee Mine, Jackson County
- Elk Knob Copper Mine, Watauga County
- Moody Copper Mine, Jackson County
- Ore Knob Mine, Ashe County
- Otto Copper Prospect, Macon County
- Savannah Mine, Jackson County
- Unnamed prospect, Madison County
- Wayehutta Mine, Jackson County
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Quartz, Crystals (see
also Feldspar)
- Correspondence
- General Information
- Maps
- Newspaper Clippings
- North Carolina Locations:
- Avery County
- Buncombe County
- Cherokee County
- Cleveland County
- Crouse, T. L. Deposit, Alleghany County
- Foster-Thompson Deposit, Lincoln County
- Hamrick Deposit, Cleveland County
- Madison County
- Mitchell Farms, Alleghany County
- Mitchell County
- Rutherford County
- Transylvania County
- Yancey County
- Documents:
- Geology, mining, milling and marketing of
silica sands for the foundry industry by P.
K. Edwards and D. C. Ross, 1974, Society of
Mining Engineers of AIME, Preprint No. 74-H-45, 8
p.
- Specialty silica products by Harry
Teicher, 1974, Society of Mining Engineers of
AIME, Preprint No. 74-H-17, 29 p.
- Beneficiation of Del Monte (Calif.) sand by
John Dasher, R. R. Rough, and F. L. Bacon, 1943,
U.S. Bureau of Mines Report of Investigation
3740, 10 p.
- Synthesis of inorganic silicate fillers and
filter aids by L. R. Blair, 1961, Society of
Mining Engineers of AIME, Preprint No. 61-H-76,
17 p.
- The minerals and especially the high-purity
quartz of Avery County in the Spruce Pine
District of western North Carolina by Lothar
Jung, 1993, 6 p.
- The mining industry of North Carolina,
Economic Paper 64, 1937, p. 93
Quartz deposits on the Mitchell Farms,
Alleghany County, North Carolina by J. B.
Mertie, Jr., 1943, 7 p., 1 plate
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Quartzite (see Feldspar, Quartz,
Crystals)
- Correspondence
- General Information
- North Carolina Locations:
-
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Rare Earth Elements (REE)
(see also Copper, Gold,
Uranium)
- General Information
- Maps
- North Carolina Locations:
- Actinolite:
- Joe Woods Magnetite Prospect, Ashe County
- Wayehutta Mine, Jackson County
- Ankerite:
- Fontana Mine, Jackson County
- Autunite:
- Howell's Feldspar Mine, Mitchell County
- Azurite:
- Blue Wing Mine, Granville County
- Cullowhee Mine, Jackson County
- Durgy Mine, Person County
- Cerium:
- Mitchell and Yancey Counties
- Chalcocite:
- Blue Wing Mine, Granville County
- Cullowhee Mine, Jackson County
- Durgy Mine, Person County
- Fontana Mine, Jackson County
- Ore Knob Copper Mine, Ashe County
- Savannah Mine, Jackson County
- Wayehutta Mine, Jackson County
- Chalcopyrite:
- Cullowhee Mine, Jackson County
- Elk Knob Copper Mine, Watauga County
- Fontana Mine, Jackson County
- Gold Hill Mines, Rowan County
- Moody Copper Mine, Jackson County
- Ore Knob Copper Mine, Ashe County
- Otto Copper Prospect, Macon County
- Peachbottom Mine, Alleghany County
- Savannah Mine, Jackson County
- Stackhouse Barite Mines, Madison County
- Toms Copper Prospect, Transylvania County
- Tungsten Mine, Vance County
- Union Copper Mine, Cabarrus County
- Wayehutta Mine, Jackson County
- Covellite:
- Cullowhee Mine, Jackson County
- Crysocolla:
- Ore Knob Copper Mine, Ashe County
- Cuprite:
- Cullowhee Mine, Jackson County
- Durgy Mine, Person County
- Ore Knob Copper Mine, Ashe County
- Gummite:
- Howell's Feldspar Mine, Mitchell County
- Hematite:
- Durgy Mine, Person County
- Hübernite:
- Tungsten Mine, Vance County
- Lanthanum:
- Mitchell and Yancey Counties
- Malachite:
- Blue Wing Mine, Granville County
- Copper Knob Mine, Ashe County
- Cullowhee Mine, Jackson County
- Durgy Mine, Person County
- Fontana Mine, Jackson County
- Ore Knob Copper Mine, Ashe County
- Stackhouse Barite Mines, Madison County
- Niobium:
- Mitchell and Yancey Counties
- Rhodochrosite:
- Tungsten Mine, Vance County
- Samarskite:
- Mitchell and Yancey Counties
- Sphalerite:
- Cullowhee Mine, Jackson County
- Fontana Mine, Jackson County
- Gold Hill Mines, Rowan County
- Ore Knob Copper Mine, Ashe County
- Peachbottom Mine, Alleghany County
- Union Copper Mine, Cabarrus County
- Toms's Copper Prospect, Transylvania County
- Tungsten Mine, Vance County
- Wayehutta Mine, Jackson County
- Tantalum:
- Mitchell and Yancey Counties
- Thorium:
- Mitchell and Yancey Counties
- Torbernite:
- Mitchell and Yancey Counties
- Tremolite:
- Cullowhee Mine, Jackson County
- Joe Woods Magnetite Prospect, Ashe County
- Savannah Mine, Jackson County
- Wayehutta Mine, Jackson County
- Uraninite:
- Mitchell and Yancey Counties
- Yttrium:
- Mitchell and Yancey Counties
- Documents:
- The not-so-rare earths by G. K. Muecke and
Peter Möller, 1988, Scientific American, Volume
258, No. 1, January 1988, p. 72-77
- Rare earths: Their mining, processing,
and growing industrial usage by S. Vijayan,
A. J. MeInyk, R. D. Singh, and K. Nuttall, Mining
Engineering, January 1989, p. 13-18
- Trace elements in sulfide ores from selected
deposits in the southeastern United States by
J. E. Tilden, 1972, Preprint Number 72-L-314
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Refractory Materials
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Ruby (see also Corundum,
Gems, Sapphire)
- Correspondence
- General Information
- Documents:
- Ruby in North Carolina by J. W. Judd and
W. E. Hidden, 1899, American Journal of Science,
Volume 8, 1899, p. 370-381
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Rutile (see also Titanium)
- Analyses
- Correspondence
- Maps
- North Carolina Mines:
- Thirteen unnamed deposits, Clay County
- Unnamed prospect, Macon County
- Georgia Locations:
-
- Documents:
- Production of commercial grade rutile from
ilmenite by L. L. McMurray, 1946, 12 p.
- Occurrence and recovery of rutile and other
heavy minerals from Central Florida pebble
phosphate matrix by W. E. Lamont, D. R.
Brooks, I. L. Feld, and T. N. McVay, 1969,
Society of Mining Engineers of AIME, Preprint
Number 69-B-336, 15 p.
- PPG mines world's largest rutile reserves,
Chemical & Engineering News, July 13, 1964,
p. 41-42
- Field investigation of rutile deposits in Clay
County, North Carolina, and Towns County, Georgia
by E. C. Van Horn, 1945, TVA, 13 p.,1 plate
- Titanium-bearing lands near Elf, North
Carolina by Ford, Bacon and Davis,
Incorporated, 1935, 47 p., 1 plate
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Sapphire (see also Corundum, Gems, Ruby)
- Correspondence
- General Information
- Maps
- Newspaper Clippings
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Scheelite (see also Tungsten)
- Correspondence
- General Information
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Schist
- Correspondence
- General Information
- Map
- North Carolina Locations:
- Brevard Schist - Buncombe, Henderson,
Transylvania Counties
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Selenium
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Sericite (see also Mica)
- Correspondence
- General information
- North Carolina Location:
-
- Documents:
- Sericite, Buncombe County, North Carolina
by M. K. Banks, 1947, 3 p.
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Shale
- General Information
- North Carolina Locations:
- Avery County
- McDowell County
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Silica, Sands (see also Aggregate Lightweight and
Ultra-Lightweight)
- Correspondence
- General Information
- Newspaper Clippings
- North Carolina Locations:
- Buncombe County
- Clay County
- Cherokee County
- McDowell County
- Swain County
- Documents:
- North American silica sand by Ted Dickson,
Industrial Minerals, February 1984, p. 39-45
- Processing glass-grade sand from dune sand
by C. J. Brown and I. H. Redeker, 4th Industrial
Minerals International Congress, Atlanta, 1980, 8
p.
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Silicon
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Sillimanite (see also Kyanite)
- Analyses
- Correspondence
- General Information
- Maps
- Photographs
- North Carolina Mines:
- Brasstown Church-Cherry Mountain Deposit, Clay
County
- Cages Mountain Deposit, Caldwell County
- Casar Deposit, Cleveland County
- Downing Creek Deposits, Clay County
- Dudley Shoals Deposits, Alexander County
- Ellendale School Deposits, Alexander County
- Fox's Orchard Deposit, Alexander County
- Hyatt Mill Creek Deposits, Clay County
- Polkville Deposit, Cleveland County
- Sawmill Deposit, Caldwell County
- Smith Cliff Sillimanite Deposit, Burke County
- Ward's Creek Deposit, Cleveland County
- Unnamed deposit, Alexander County
- Unnamed deposit, Buncombe County
- Unnamed deposit, Burke County
- Unnamed deposit, Caldwell County
- Unnamed deposit, Cherokee County
- Unnamed deposit, Cleveland County
- Unnamed deposit, Gaston County
- Unnamed deposit, Lincoln County
- Unnamed deposit, Rutherford County
- Georgia Locations:
- Butts County
- Clark County
- Elbert County
- Hart County
- Jasper County
- Madison County
- Newton County
- Oconee County
- Oglethorpe County
- Towns County
- Talbot County
- Walton County
- South Carolina Locations:
-
- Documents:
- Preliminary report on the deposits of kyanite,
sillimanite, and andalusite in the southeastern
states by G. H. Espenshade and D. B. Potter,
1953, 110 p.
- The Little Mountain syncline in the South
Carolina Piedmont by T. L. Kesler, 1972,
Southeastern Geology, Volume 14, No. 3, p.
195-201
- Proposal for research on the utilization of
domestic sillimanite in porcelains by G. C.
Robinson, 1947, 15 p.
- Clemson College Monthly Progress Reports on
sillimanite porcelains (January thru June 1948)
- Clemson College Progress Reports on
sillimanite porcelains (July 1948 thru May 1949)
- Concentration and determination of grade in
tests on sillimanite in Idaho schist by K. G.
Skinner and H. J. Kelly, reprinted from the
Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Volume
30, No. 7, 1947, p. 197-202
- Sillimanite concentration at Muscle Shoals
by M. K. Banks, 1949, 3 p.
- The effectiveness of ferrofiltering and acid
leaching in removing iron from sillimanite
concentrates by G. C. Robinson, 1949, 13 p.
- Cost estimate for production of sillimanite
concentrates by L. L. McMurray, 1945, 18 p.
- Summary of cost estimate for production of
3600 tons of sillimanite concentrate per year
by L. L. McMurray, 1946, 3 p.
- Beneficiation of sillimanite flotation
concentrate by J. R. LeGrand, 1948, 4 p.
- Sillimanite in the Southeast by K. H.
Teague, Mining Engineering, Transactions AIME,
Volume 187, July, 1950, p. 785-790
- Sillimanite-bearing schists of Clay County,
North Carolina and Towns County, Georgia
(preliminary draft), 8 p. (author's name and
date not given)
- Sillimanite, andalusite and kyanite
(preliminary report) by H. M. Bannerman,
1941, New Hampshire Mineral Resource Survey, 7 p.
- Sillimanite deposits of North Carolina by
L. J. Hash and E. C. Van Horn, edited by K. H.
Teague, 1951, Division of Mineral Resources, N.
C. Department of Conservation and Development,
104 p.
- Sillimanite deposits in the Monadnock
quadrangle, New Hampshire by Katherine
Fowler-Billings, 1944, Part 8, Mineral Resource
Survey, New Hampshire State Planning and
Development Commission, 17 p.
- Alexander-Barber sillimanite properties,
Spartanburg County, S.C. by R. C. Hickman,
1947, U.S. Bureau of Mines Report of
Investigation 4118, 5 p.
- Exploration of Georgia and South Carolina
sillimanite deposits by W. C. Hudson, 1946,
U. S. Bureau of Mines Report of Investigation
3927, 44 p.
- Mining and treatment of the sillimanite group
of minerals and their use in ceramic products by
F. H. Riddle, 1932, Technical Publication No.
460, Class H, Nonmetallic Minerals, No. 20, The
American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical
Engineers, 23 p.
- Sillimanite and massive kyanite, TVA
report, circa 1941, 4 p.
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Silver (see also Copper, Sulfides)
- Correspondence
- General Information
- North Carolina Mines:
- Gap Creek Mine, Ashe County
- Noland Mine, Swain County
- Shelton Sparks Property, Wilkes County
- Welch Mine, Swain County
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Slate (see also Stone)
- General Information
- Locations:
- Slate in coal mine dumps 1 mile northwest of
Briceville, Tennessee
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Soapstone (see also Talc)
- Correspondence
- General Information
- North Carolina Locations:
- Brackens Deposit, Madison County
- Carver Deposit, Madison County
- Devils Den, Madison County
- Edwards No. 1 Deposit, Madison County
- Edwards No. 2 Deposit, Madison County
- Edwards No. 3 Deposit, Madison County
- Franklin, R. Deposit, Madison County
- Goforth Deposit, Madison County
- Hamlin Deposit, Madison County
- Higgins Creek Deposit, Madison County
- Laurelton Chapel Deposit, Madison County
- Lewis, George Deposit, Madison County
- Little Foster Creek Deposit, Madison County
- Mashburn Deposit, Madison County
- Meat Camp Creek Prospect, Watauga County
- Parker Deposit, Madison County
- Peters Cove, Madison County
- Roberts, Guy Deposit, Madison County
- Roberts, Jasper Deposit, Madison County
- Shelton Deposits, Madison County
- Sodom Deposit, Madison County
- Tipton Deposit, Madison County
- Unnamed deposit, Swain County
- Unnamed deposit, Wilkes County
- Wilson Deposit, Madison County
- Wolf Branch Deposit, Madison County
- Documents:
- Soapstone in Madison County, North Carolina
by Edwin H. Bentzen, III, 1971, 18 p.
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Spinel
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Spodumene (see also Lithium)
- Analyses
- Correspondence
- General Information
- Newspaper Clippings
- North Carolina Locations:
- Beaverdam Creek area, Gaston County
- Concord Church area, Gaston County
- Kings Mountain area, Cleveland County
- Lincoln area, Lincoln County
- Longcreek Church area, Gaston County
- Documents:
- Spodumene deposits in Kings Mountain area,
North Carolina by C. E. Hunter, P. W.
Mattocks, and L. L. McMurray, 1937, 6 p.
- Concentration of spodumene by F. A. W.
Davis and E. C. Houston, 1937, TVA Report No.
8-b, 4 p.
- Spodumene and lithium salts by H. S.
Rankin, 1937, TVA, 5 p.
- Spodumene by W. J. Penhallegon, 1937, TVA,
5 p.
- Lithium in North Carolina by F. L. Hess,
1936, Engineering and Mining Journal, Volume 137,
No. 7, p. 339-342.
- Exploration of the Kings Mountain pegmatites
by T. L. Kesler, 1961, Mining Engineering, Volume
13, No. 9, p. 1062-1068
- Froth flotation of North Carolina spodumene
ore by W. T. McDaniel and M. K. Banks, 1950,
7 p.
- Suggestions for bulk sampling of pegmatite in
the tin-spodumene belt, North Carolina by W.
R. Griffitts, 1952, U.S. Geological Survey, 5 p.
- Exploration of lithium pegmatites by the
Solvay Process Company at Kings Mountain, North
Carolina by T. L. Kesler, circa 1961, U.S.
Geological Survey, 63 p.
- Beryllium investigations on the Solvay
property, Kings Mountain, North Carolina by
W. R. Griffitts, 1951, 3 p.
- Beryllium content of spodumene-bearing
pegmatites on the Solvay Process Company's
property near Kings Mountain, North Carolina
by W. R. Griffitts, 1951, 3 p.
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Stone, Dimension, Rough (see
also Aggregates, heavy and Aggregates, lightweight)
- Correspondence
- General Information
- Photographs
- North Carolina Locations:
- Sevier Granite Quarry, Buncombe County
- Mount Airy Quarry, Surry County
- Documents:
- Quarry industry in North Carolina by H. J.
Bryson, Rock Products, October 27, 1928, p. 54-55
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Sulfides (see also Copper, Gold, Silver)
- Correspondence
- General Information
- Maps
- North Carolina Mines:
- Boylston Gold Mine, Henderson County
- Shelton Sparks Prospect, Wilkes County
- Documents:
- The search for massive sulfides by S. H.
Ward, 1963, Institute of Engineering Research,
Report No. MT-63-7
- The utilization of the iron and copper
sulphides of Virginia, North Carolina and
Tennessee by C. R. Boyd, 3 p.
- Paleophysiographic premises for prospecting
for stratabound base metal mineral deposits in
carbonate rocks by W. H. Callahan, 1964, 48
p.
- Mineral deposit table, U.S. Appalachians
by Gair and Slack, circa 1940, U.S. Geological
Survey Open-File Report 79-1517, 4 sheets
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Sulphur
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Talc (see also Gold,
Soapstone, Tungsten)
- Core Drill Records
- Correspondence
- General Information
- Legal Documents
- Maps
- Photographs
- North Carolina Mines:
- Bryson Talc Deposit, McDowell County
- Carolina Talc Company Mine (Hitchcock
Corporation) Cherokee County
- Corundum Hill Mine, Macon County
- Fain Talc Mine, Cherokee County
- Hoffman Mine, Cherokee County
- Lindsey and Hawkins Prospect, Cherokee County
- Mauney Mining Company Mine, Cherokee County
- Minerals and Metals Company Mine, Cherokee County
- Number Six Plot, Cherokee County
- North Carolina Locations:
- Alleghany County
- Ashe County
- Buncombe County
- Cherokee County
- Graham County
- Jackson County
- Macon County
- Madison County
- Swain County
- Yancey County
- Georgia Locations:
-
- Documents:
- Chlorite, vermiculite, and talc from Webster,
North Carolina by C. J. Mankin and M. M.
Cassidy, 1960, The Hopper Geological Survey,
October 1960, "Oklahoma Geology Notes,"
Norman, Oklahoma, p. 261-266
- Scheelite discovered in certain soapstone
deposits in the Blue Ridge of Madison County,
North Carolina (unpublished manuscript) by L.
S. Wiener, circa 1984, 13 p.
- History and description of the Shelton (Laurel
Creek) talc mine, Madison County, North Carolina
(unpublished manuscript) by L. S. Wiener,
circa 1980, 6 p.
- Talc deposits of Murray County, Georgia by
A. S. Furcron and K. H. Teague, 1947, Georgia
Department of Mines, Mining and Geology,
Geological Survey Bulletin 53, p. 29 and 35
- Beneficiation of stained talc by W. R.
Hudspeth, R. B. Adair, and P. N. Sales,
Report of Investigation 2, N.C. Minerals Research
Laboratory, 5 p.
- Proposal to explore, develop, and mine talc in
Cherokee County, North Carolina by J. E.
Worthington, 1978, 12 p., 2 figures
- Report of investigation of Carolina Talc
Company Mine by H. S. Rankin, 1937, TVA, 9 p.
- Report of geologic investigation of Carolina
Talc Company Mine by H. S. Rankin, 1938, TVA,
8 p.
- Geology involved in the protection of Carolina
Talc Company mine by J. B. Ward and C. E.
Hunter, 1938, TVA, 12 p., 2 plates
- Report on talc mine, Carolina Talc Company,
Cherokee County, North Carolina by W. F.
Prouty, 1938, TVA, 6 p., 5 figures
- Report on the Hitchcock Corporation, Cherokee
County, North Carolina by W. A. Beck, R. A.
Laurence, and K. H. Teague, 1951, 5 p.
- Bleaching tests on Murphy talc ores by J.
R. LeGrand, 1948, N. C. Minerals Research
Laboratory, 9 p.
- Interim report, talc investigations in
Cherokee and Swain Counties by E. C. Van
Horn, 1946, 5 p.
- Appraisal of the reserves of the Carolina Talc
Company Mine, Kinsey, North Carolina by H. S.
Rankin, 1938, TVA, 3 p.
- High-purity talc from western ores by L.
A. Roe, 1972, Society of Mining Engineers of
AIME, Preprint Number 72-H-312, 16 p.
- The mining industry in North Carolina during
1908, 1909 and 1910 by J. H. Pratt, 1911, N.
C. Geological and Economic Survey, Economic Paper
No. 23, p. 84
- Talc and soapstone in 1924 by L. M.
Prindle and B. H. Stoddard, 1926, U.S. Bureau of
Mines, Mineral Resources of the United States,
1924, Part II, p. 339-346
- Important factors in talc milling efficiency
by R. B. Ladoo, 1921, Mining and Metallurgy,
January 1921, Transactions of the American
Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers,
No. 1042, 6 p.
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Tantalite (see also Columbite)
- Correspondence
- General Information
- North Carolina Mines:
- Edward, Walter J. Prospect, Yancey County
- Horse Ridge Mine, Yancey County
- Peterson Mine, Yancey County
- Polly Randolph Mine, Yancey County
- Randolph Mine, Yancey County
- Unnamed prospect in Green Mountain, Yancey County
- Unnamed prospect in Brush Creek, Yancey County
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Tellurium
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Thallium
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Thorium (see also Allanite)
- Correspondence
- General Information
- North Carolina Locations:
-
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Tin (see also Kaolin
and Mica)
- Correspondence
- General Information
- Newspaper Clippings
- North Carolina Locations:
-
- Documents:
- Beneficiation of tin ore by American
Cyanamid Company, 1951, 6 p.
- Tin belts around the Atlantic Ocean:
Some aspects of the geochemistry of tin by R.
D. Schuiling, London International Tin Council
Technical Conference on Tin, Volume 2, p. 531-550
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Titanium (see also Ilmenite)
- Analyses
- Correspondence
- General Information
- Map
- Newspaper Clippings
- North Carolina Mines:
- Yadkin Mica and Ilmenite Company Mine, Caldwell
County
- Documents:
- Titanium Resources - Report 2, Minerals
Research Laboratory, by R. M. Lewis, 1971, 47
p.
- Report of Investigation - Titanium by R.
J. Anderson, 1922
- Substitutes for manganese in steel, 1941,
National Academy of Sciences, 26 p.
- Bibliography on titanium by J. R.
Carpenter and G. W. Luttrell, 1950, U.S.
Geological Survey Circular 87
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Topaz
- Analyses
- Correspondence
- General Information
- North Carolina Locations:
- Alamance County
- Granville County
- Orange County
- South Carolina Locations:
-
- Documents:
- Substitution of topaz, domestic kyanite, and
synthetic mullite-corundum for Indian kyanite,
I-III by T. N. McVay and Hewitt Wilson, 1943,
The Journal of the American Ceramic Society,
Volume 26, No. 8, August 1943, p. 252-266
- Investigation of the Brewer topaz deposit,
Chesterfield County, South Carolina by A. L.
Peyton and V. J. Lynch, 1953, U.S. Bureau of
Mines Report of Investigations 4992, 19 p.
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Tourmaline
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Tripoli
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Tungsten (see also Copper, Gold, Lead, Scheelite, Zinc)
- North Carolina Mines:
- Cline Copper and Tungsten Mine, Cabarrus County
- Hamme Tungsten District:
- Burwell Prospect, Vance County
- Crowder Prospect, Vance County
- Kimball Prospect, Mecklenburg County, Virginia
- Morgan Prospect, Vance County
- Tippett Prospect, Vance County
- Taylor Prospect, Mecklenburg County, Virginia
- Documents:
- Report of Investigations, Cline Copper and
Tungsten Mine, Cabarrus County, N.C. by R. C.
Hickman, 1948
- Exploration in the Hamme Tungsten District,
North Carolina-Virginia by G. H. Espenshade,
1949, 8 p.
- Electric smelting of chromium, tungsten,
molybdenum and vanadium ores by R. M. Keeney,
1914, Transactions, American Electrochemical
Society, Volume 24, 1914, p. 119-147
- Examination of some North Carolina mines for
scheelite by N. D. Reman and M. A. Brown,
1943, 10 p.
- Investigation of the Hamme Tungsten District,
Vance County, North Carolina, and Mecklenburg
County Virginia by F. K. McIntosh,
1948, U.S. Bureau of Mines Report of
Investigations 4380, 31 p.
- Ima tungsten--PreKorean development proves
boon to preparedness drive, preprinted from
Mining World, March 1951, 4 p.
- Report of mine and mill operations by J.
R. Sweet, Tungsten Mining Corporation, 1954, 7 p.
- Fluid inclusion evidence for the transport of
tungsten by carbonate complexes in hydrothermal
solutions by N. C. Higgins, 1979, Canadian
Journal of Earth Science, Volume 17, 1980, p.
824-830
- Synsedimentary-diagenetic ore fabrics in the
strata-and time-bound scheelite deposits of
Kleinarltal and Felbertal in the eastern Alps by
R. Höll and A. Maucher, editor H. Westenberger,
1972, Mineral Deposita (Berl.) 7, p. 217-226
- Tungsten resources by J. C. Reid, 1986,
Preprinted from Encyclopedia of Materials Science
and Engineering, p. 5168-5170
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Uranium (see also Rare Earth Elements)
- Correspondence
- General Information
- Legal Documents
- Newspaper Clippings
- Preliminary Reconnaissance Reports
- North Carolina Locations and Prospects:
- Drury No. 2 Wilderness Prospect, Avery County
- Frye Hiddenite No. 1 Prospect, Alexander County
- Harper Creek Prospect, Avery County
- Ledford Prospect, Madison County
- Lost Cove Creek No. 1 Prospect, Avery County
- Lost Cove Creek No. 2 Prospect, Avery County
- Patton No. 1 Prospect, Burke County
- Rio Hondo Uranium Property, Avery County
- Rocky Face Quarry Prospect, Alexander County
- The Polly Randolph Mine, Yancey County
- Unnamed prospects, Avery County
- Unnamed prospects, Burke County
- Unnamed prospects, Mitchell County
- Documents:
- National uranium resource evaluation,
preliminary report, United States Energy
Research and Development Administration, June
1976, p. 97-103
- Low heat flow values in the southeastern
United States, U.S. Geological Survey
Professional Paper 1100, 1978, p. 210
- Appraisal of uranium occurrences, Avery, Burke
and Caldwell Counties, North Carolina by E.
J. Longyear Company, 1955
- Uranium reconnaissance--southeastern United
States by Teton Exploration, 1973
- Uranium mineralization in the Wilson Creek and
Cranberry gneisses and the Grandfather Mountain
Formation, North Carolina and Tennessee by
Chiasma Consultants, Inc., 1982
- Reconnaissance report on the Max Patch rare
earth prospects, Madison County, North Carolina by
F. M. Van Nest, 1963, 21 p., 4 plates
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Vanadium
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Vermiculite (see also Corundum)
- Analyses
- Correspondence
- General Information
- Photographs
- North Carolina Mines:
- Angel Property, Jackson County
- Beetree Vermiculite Mines, Buncombe County
- Caney Fork District, Jackson County
- Corundum Hill Vermiculite Deposit, Macon County
- Ellijay Creek Vermiculite Deposit, Macon County
- Henry-Ammons Property, Jackson County
- Jake Henry Property, Macon County
- Mincey Corundum Mine, Macon County
- Minerals, Inc. Mine, Macon County
- Unnamed prospect near Webster, Jackson County
- Unnamed deposit, Burke County
- Documents:
- Chlorite, vermiculite, and talc from Webster,
North Carolina by C. J. Mankin and M. M.
Cassidy, 1960, The Hopper Geological Survey,
October 1960, "Oklahoma Geology Notes,"
Norman, Oklahoma, p. 261-266
- Vermiculite--production and marketing by the
Zonolite Company by W. S. Steele, 1934,
reprinted from Transactions, AIME Volume 109, p.
418-426
- Possibilities of vermiculite of the Tennessee
Valley area by F. A. W. Davis, 1936
- Vermiculite, a list of references, 1935,
TVA
- Vermiculite insulating brick by R. F. Rea,
1947, reprinted from the Bulletin of the American
Ceramic Society, Volume 26, No. 2, February 15,
1947, 3 p.
- Vermiculite and Bentonite of Tennessee Valley
Region by C. E. Hunter, F. A. W. Davis, F. E.
Vestal, R. A. Laurence, and Roy Caldwell, 1936,
Bulletin No. 5, Division of Geology, Tennessee
Valley Authority, 51 p.
- Exfoliation tests on sample of Minpro
vermiculite submitted by the Tennessee Mineral
Products Corporation by F. A. W. Davis, 1938
- Vermiculites of North Carolina by C. E.
Hunter and T. G. Murdock, circa 1950
- North Carolina Vermiculite, TVA Report,
circa 1944, 11 p.
- Vermiculite mining in North Carolina T. G.
Murdock, 1942, Report of Investigation 29, N.C.
Department of Conservation and Development,
Division of Mineral Resources, 11 p., 6 figures
- Vermiculite of the southeastern states by
C. E. Hunter, 1949
- Progress report on the utilization of
exfoliated vermiculite by H. S. Rankin, 1938,
TVA Commerce Series No. 7
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Vesuvianite
- Correspondence
- General Information
- North Carolina Locations:
-
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Wollastonite
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Zinc (see also Copper)
- Correspondence
- General Information
- Maps
- Newspaper Clippings
- Photographs
- North Carolina Mines:
- Adams Copper Mine, Swain County
- Everett Copper Mine, Swain County
- Hazel Creek Copper Mine, Swain County
- Munday, B. C. Zinc-Copper Prospect, Macon County
- North Cove Property, McDowell County
- Panther Mountain Zinc-Copper Prospect, Macon
County
- Redmond Lead-Zinc Mine, Haywood County
- Tom Jones Prospect, Transylvania County
- Unnamed zinc deposit, McDowell County
- Unnamed zinc deposit, Haywood County
- Documents:
- Preliminary Report, Redmond Lead-Zinc Mine,
Haywood County, N.C. by G. H. Espenshade, M.
H. Staatz, and E. A. Brown, U. S. Geological
Survey Open File, 1947
- Redmond Lead-Zinc Mine by Hadley and
Goldsmith, U.S. Geological Survey Professional
Paper 349-B, 3 p.
- Report on Preliminary Examination, Hazel
Creek, Everett, or Adams Mine (Kolb-Westervelt
Estate) by Charles, H. Behre, Jr., circa 1942
- Preliminary Report on the Hazel Creek Mine,
Swain County, North Carolina by G. H.
Espenshade, M. H. Staatz, and E. A. Brown, 1943
- Petrography of the Tom-Jones area,
Transylvania County, North Carolina by R. L.
Rose, 1976
- Field Examination Report, Panther Mountain
Prospect (Copper-Zinc) by R. A. Laurence and
V. J. Lynch, 1955
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Zirconium
- Correspondence
- General Information
- North Carolina Locations:
- Buncombe County
- Henderson County
- South Carolina Locations:
-
- Documents:
- Occurrence of zirconium by F. P. Venable,
1891, Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific
Society, Volume VIII, Part First, January-June
1891, p. 74-78