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Copper (commodity) from
Fontana Mine, Swain County Copper Mining District (Fontana Mining District), Swain County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Commodity:Copper (commodity)
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Copper (commodity) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fontana Mine, Swain County Copper Mining District (Fontana Mining District), Swain County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1118173
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1118173:6
GUID (UUID V4):ec3d79f0-7759-4c07-b9b1-85611ebc9610
Nearest other deposits of Copper (commodity)
7.4km (4.6 miles) Westfeldt Prospect (Kolb-Westfeldt; Westerveldt), Swain County Copper Mining District (Fontana Mining District), Swain County, North Carolina, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) Calhoun Prospect, Swain County Copper Mining District (Fontana Mining District), Swain County, North Carolina, USA
11.9km (7.4 miles) Unnamed Copper Prospect (MRDS - 10223896), Swain County, North Carolina, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) Kitchen Prospect, Fontana Mining District, Graham County, North Carolina, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) Welch Prospect, Swain County Copper Mining District (Fontana Mining District), Swain County, North Carolina, USA
20.4km (12.7 miles) Silers Bald Prospect (Calhoun Prospect), Swain County Copper Mining District (Fontana Mining District), Swain County, North Carolina, USA
25.9km (16.1 miles) Unnamed Copper-Iron Sulfide Deposit (MRDS - 10249139), Swain County, North Carolina, USA
39.8km (24.7 miles) Little Bald Prospect, T. J. McDonald Prospect, Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA
40.4km (25.1 miles) Unnamed Copper-Iron Sulfide Deposit (MRDS - 10272991), Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
40.6km (25.3 miles) Beaverdam Bald Prospect, T. J. McDonald Prospect, Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (volume)
Geology of Some Copper Deposits in North Carolina Virginia, and Alabama By GILBERT H. ESPENSHADE CONTRIBUTIONS...deposits of the Fontana and Hazel Creek mines, Swain County, North Carolina, the Toncrae mine, Virginia, and...and the Stone Hill mine, Alabama UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1963 UNITED...___________ Deposits in Great Smoky ~ountains, North Carolina__________________ GeneralgeologY------...-----------------------------Geology of Swain County copper district__________________________ Sedimentary
Report (issue)
PARK WITHIN THE FONTANA DAM AND TUSKEEGEE QUADRANGLES, SWAIN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA by Scott Southworth...Geological Survey editorial standards (or with the North American Stratigraphic Code). Any use of trade,...PARK WITHIN THE FONTANA DAM AND TUSKEEGEE QUADRANGLES, SWAIN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA by Scott Southworth...Mountains National Park (GSMNP) portion of the Fontana Dam and Tuskeegee quadrangles was mapped in 1993...approximately nine days were spent mapping the north shore of Fontana Lake in November, 1993, when more than
Report (volume)
of the foyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness, ~orth Carolina-Tennessee ~y F. G. LESURE, E. R. FORCE, and J...Mineral resources of Carolina-Tennessee. the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness, North (Studies related...survey of the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness, North Carolina-Tennessee, which was established as a wilderness...Hill ---------------------------------Records of mining activity ---------------------------------Prospect...--------------Mining in nearby areas ------------------------------------Fontana mine --------------
Report (volume)
THE CITICO CREEK WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, MONROE COUNTY, / " ~ "NESSEE 1 ICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1552 Mineral...the Citico Creek Wilderness Study Area, Monroe County, Tennessee By JOHN F. SLACK and ERIC R. FORCE,...Study Area, in the Cherokee National Forest, Monroe County, Tenn., that is being considered for wilderness...gossan 15 19 Mineral appraisal Metallic resources Copper Gold Iron ________________________________________...Monroe County, Tenn. 2. Sample locality maps of the Citico Creek Wilderness Study Area, Monroe County, Tenn
Report (volume)
Knoxville 1 °X2° Quadrangle, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN...Knoxville 1°X2° Quadrangle, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina By G.R. ROBINSON, Jr., F.G. LESURE...Knoxville 1°X2° quadrangle Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina I by G.R. Robinson, Jr. ... [et al...Geology- Tennessee. 2. Geology-North Carolina. 3. Geology-South Carolina. 4. Mines and mineral resources-...and mineral resources-North Carolina. 6. Mines and mineral resourcesSouth Carolina. I. Robinson, G.R. II
Report (issue)
Knoxville 1°x2° Quadrangle, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina By G.R. ROBINSON, Jr., F.G. LESURE...Knoxville 1°x2° quadrangle Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina / by G.R. Robinson, Jr. ... [etaf...Geology—Tennessee. 2. Geology—North Carolina. 3. Geology—South Carolina. 4. Mines and mineral resources—Tennessee...and mineral resources—North Carolina. 6. Mines and mineral resourcesSouth Carolina. I. Robinson, G.R. II...46 Spruce Pine District 46 Woodlawn District 46 Buncombe District 46 Bryson City District 47 Franklin-Sylva
Report (issue)
IN NORTH CAROLINA INFORMATION CIRCULAR 29 DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND NATURAL RESOURCES ...agencies for the general welfare of the dtizens of North Carolina. The Section conducts basic and applied research...Resources, at Post Office Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687, or call (919) 733-2423. Jeffrey...Chief Geologist GOLD NORTH CAROLINA IN . by P. Albert Carpenter III NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INFORMATION...INFORMATION CIRCULAR 29 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT
Report (edition)
Information Circular GOLD RESOURCES OF NORTH CAROLINA by P. A. Carpenter, D oc ms C% M:*L Raleigh...for the general welfare of the citizens of North Carolina. The section conducts a number of basic and...Geological Survey Section, P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 26711. Jeffrey C. Reid Chief Geologist Cover...2 Uses 3 Mining Methods and Recovery 3 Gold in North Carolina 5 History of Mining 5 Production...Deposits of North Carolina 12 Eastern Carolina Belt 12 Portis Mine 14 Other Mines 14 Carolina Slate
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
decreasingly radiogenic valuesfrom the Mineral district,Virginia,to the StoneHill deposit,Alabama,whi...from the re- ore is unclear,asat Ore Knob, North Carolina, where gionhavebeenof an incidentalnature,andonlythree...bodiesof this type can alsobe found in the sten, North Carolina, and Dahlonega,Georgia,dis- Piedmontgeologicprovince...found isotopestudy of the depositsof the central Carolina in upper Precambrianto lower Paleozoicmetavolslatebelt...AsheFormation, host rock to the Great Gossan Lead district of southwesternVirginia and severalother •nassive
Report (issue)
Director Professional Paper 179 ORIGIN OF THE COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE DUCKTOWN TYPE IN THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN...Archean rocks. _ _______________________________ Carolina gneiss ____________________________ Roan gneiss...bodies. __________________ Genetic history of the copper-bearing veins of the southern Appalachian region...23 23 24 24 24 26 Page Genetic history of the copper-bearing veins of the southern Appalachian region...__________-_-_J_-_________________ History of the mine- _ ____-_________'________ Results of previous work_______________
Book
MINES MINERS MINERALS AND OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA Western North Carolina’s Hidden Mineralogical Treasures...E L L 2005 PARKWAY PUBLISHERS, INC. Boone, North Carolina Copyright ©1999 Lowell Presnell All Rights...Mines, miners, and minerals of western North Carolina : western North Carolina’s hidden mineralogical treasures...(hard cover) 1. Mines and mineral resources—North Carolina—History. I. Title. TN24.N8P74 2005 338.4‚7622‚09756—dc22...1. Early Explorers 9 2. Early Mines 11 3. Iron Mining 15 4. Cranberry Forge 19 5. Gem Mecca 23 6. Gold
Report (issue)
Abandoned Fontana and Hazel Creek Mines, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina and Tennessee........... 8 FIGURE 4: Sample location map of Fontana mine site ..........................................9 FIGURE 5: Sample location map of Hazel Creek mine...................................................areas around the abandoned Fontana and Hazel Creek mines in North Carolina, and the upper reaches of the...with enumeration of remediation options around the mine sites. STATEMENT OF PROBLEM The U. S. Geological
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
COUNTIES OF NORTH CAROLINA C. HENRY KING, FRANKUNVILLE, N.C. ALAMANCE—The North State pyrophyllite mine is located...by the Indians. ALLEGHANY—The Crouse manganese mine near Sparta has produced an interesting suite of... ASHE—Site of the Ore Knob copper mine in the eastern part of the county has produced chalcocite, bornite...Mountain. BURKE—Three diamonds have been found in this county. One specimen is at the State Museum in Raleigh...was found in the Reed mine. In 1803 a 28 lb. nugget was found in this same mine! This area has, in recent
Report (issue)
Gold, base-metal, and related deposits of North Carolina 1011 by Gwendolyn W. Luttrell 12 U.S. Geological...base-metal, and related deposits of North Carolina Abstract Gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, pyrite, tinf-,...barite, and rare-earths have been mined in North Carolina. Gold, with by-product silver, occurs in veins...province and in placers derived from these deposits. Copper occurs with complex sulfide ores in quartz veins...west of the Blue Ridge. 12 complex ores of gold, copper, lead, zinc, and silver in veins and 13 replacements
Report (issue)
geologic . province 54 Ducktown district, Tennessee 60 District geology 60 Theories of origin 61...Sulfide deposits in the Piedmont 129 9. Mineral district, Virginia 133 10. Description of the ore bodies...170 Carolina slate belt polymetallic stratabound sulfide deposits 175 Central North Carolina slate...belt 177 Lincolnton-McCormick district, Georgia and South Carolina Other slate belt deposits 188 191...191 Sulfur isotopes in Carolina slate belt 11. massive sulfides 191 Northern Alabama Piedmont 197
Report (issue)
metals. 3. Various metalliferous deposits (mostly copper, zinc, lead, iron, gold, and molybdenum) that contain...commonly contain some copper and zinc sulfides), metalliferous' deposits (including copper, zinc, lead, iron...decide whether a certain metalliferous deposit or district should be included or not. The problem was also...sulfur are available as potential byproducts from copper, lead, and zinc deposits, coal, industrial and...other forms) since 1935 is reviewed. New sulfur mining and recovery projects in the United States and
Journal (issue)
Speaking 3 T5I California Convention 4 Yogo Sapphire Mine Reopened 4 Alpha Counters 5 Berkeley Cass iter ite...States. YOGO SAPPHIRE MINE REOPENED A REOPEN INC OF THE FAMED YOGO~ 'SAPP H I RE MINE, IN THE LITTLE BELT...scheduled TO BEGIN THIS MONTH, UNDER NEW OPERATORS. THE MINE HAS BEEN IDLE SINCE 1929, AFTER HAVING PRODUCED...Mountains The Yogo mine has the distinction of being the only lode vein SAPPHIRE MINE IN THE WORLD, SINCE...ON DISPLAY AT THE OF CASSITERITE EVER FOUND IN NORTH AMERICA, T his nugget , weighing 184 lbs*, National
Report (issue)
• . • • . • . . • . . . . • . Baldwin (Kelmac) Mine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . Swastika (Crescent) Mine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . • • . . ....(Golden Gate) Mine . . . . . . . • • . . . • . • . . . . • . . . . . • . . . • . . . . Adams Mine . . . . ... . . . . . • . . . . Barry-Hollinger (Patricia) Mine . . . . • . . . • . • • . . . . . . . . . . . ....(Yama) Mine . . . . . . . . . • . • . • . • . . • . . . . . . • . . . • • . • . • . . Macassa Mine . .
Report (volume)
Wilderness Study Area and Additions, Polk County, Tennessee, and Fannin County, Georgia By John F. Slack, U.S....wilderness study area and additions, Polk County, Tennessee and Fannin County, Georgia. (Studies related to wilderness-study...resources-Tennessee-Polk County. 2. Mines and mineral resources-Georgia-Fannin County. I. Gazdik, Gertrude...Chattahoochee National Forests in Pulk County, Tennessee, and Fannin County, Georgia. Big Frog was established... Histograms showing ranges of concentration of copper and zinc in soil and stream-sediment samples--
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Bayley, W. S., 1904, The Menominee ironbearing district of Michigan: U. S. Geol. thin prismatic crystals...minerals are found in the East Tennessee - Western North Carolina area. During the Civil war, niter was obtained...notable example of this is near Manchester in Coffee county, the locality being called Copperas Cave. Epsomite...the mountains into Murphy, North Carolina. At Ducktown are located the copper mines where we have obtained...from the dumps of the copper mines. About three miles West of Murphy, North Carolina are talc mines. From
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Ak-tyus, Russia (xoo) .................. Alamo District, Lower California ,.• • ,.• 0 x x x x x...(65) .... x x x x x x x x x x x x x Ashley Mine, Ont. (95) ................. Atikokan, Ont. (45)...(9) ..................... x x x x x x x Beattie Mine, Que. (30) ................ x x x x x Several...x Altenberg, Saxony, Germany (58) ....... Alexo Mine, Ont. (97) .................. Anyox, B.C. (II3)... Sweden (7o) ................... x Boundary District, B.C. (53) ........... x x Brittania, B.C. (H3)
Catalog/List
diameter. USA £40 3 MERWINITE solid grey-white slightly glassy granular mass. Crestmore_Riverside County California...California USA 5x4 £15 7 ASTROPHYLLITE five golden brown lath like crystals from 3.5 1.5 long on fine...minute Astrophyllite. St Peters Dome. El Paso county Colorado USA 5x4.5 £15 9 SERANDITE small pink-orange cleavages...roughly half covering 3x2 surface Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall reference specimen £10 11 BAYLDONITE...micro crystals on one edge. La Finosa Mine (Fontana Rossa Mine) Corte, Corsica France £7 15 LAZULITE
Report (issue)
OFFICERS OF CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY (1951-1952 President: Stephen Taber, Columbia, South Carolina Vice President:...Broadhurst, Raleigh, North Carolina Secretary: E. Willard Berry, Duke University, North Carolina PROGRAM COMMITTEE...Maryville, Tennessee Roy L. Ingram, Chapel Hill, North Carolina EXCURSION LEADERS Philip B. King, Jarvis B...Gap and Tennessee-North Carolina State line Locality K (Bradley Fork, 3 miles north of Smokemont) Locality...Ravensford, on east side of Oconaluftee River 2 miles north of Cherokee) Locality M (Road cut on U.S. Highway
Journal (issue)
1416 Ninth Sree, Secramenrs 95814 Los Angeles District Office: 106 Junipare Serre Building, 107 Saush...Saush Broadway, Los Angeles 90017 Socramento District Office: 118 Resources Building, 1416 Ninth Street,...RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED. Foster, Son Francisce District Ofice: 2022 Femy Building, San Francisco 94111...precipitators 1969 and was given a per- assignment MINING EXTRACTED CAPISTRANO TREE ment Officer in January...UNMINED ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT NUCLEAR POWER PLANT COPPER acting 26 1972 JULY 1973 CHANGES PROPOSED
Report (issue)
Mitigation and Remediation of Contaminated Mine Drainage from Coal Mining in the Appalachian Basin C. Blaine...Radon-222 in Drinking Water Wells in the South Carolina Piedmont James E. Landmeyer and Eric J. Reuber...the Fractured Crystalline-Bedrock Aquifers of North Carolina - A Federal and State Cooperative Study MelindaJ...is Ubiquitous but not Elevated in Abandoned Coal-Mine Discharges in Pennsylvania C.A. Cravotta, III, K...Fecal Contamination to Ground Water in Berkeley County, West Virginia Melvin Mathes and Don Stoeckel.
 
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