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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Commodity:Zinc (commodity)
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Zinc (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:1118172
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1118172:7
GUID (UUID V4):80d5eced-c737-4d17-9152-1ed577a0df0d
Nearest other deposits of Zinc (commodity)
46.9km (29.1 miles) Jones Prospect, Blount County, Tennessee, USA
52.6km (32.7 miles) Fork Creek Prospect, Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
57.1km (35.5 miles) Ballard Mine (Krebs Mine; Monroe Mine), Sweetwater, Sweetwater Barite Mining District, Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
58.7km (36.5 miles) Stoner Mine, Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
62.8km (39.0 miles) B. C. Munday Prospect (McGuire Mine; Little Panther Knob Prospect; Sullins Prospect; Brush Creek Prospect), Macon County, North Carolina, USA
62.9km (39.1 miles) Gunstocker Prospect, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
63.1km (39.2 miles) Zinc Prospect (MRDS - 10178627), Mascot-Jefferson City Zinc Mining District, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
63.7km (39.6 miles) Spout Hollow Pit, Mascot-Jefferson City Zinc Mining District, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
64.1km (39.9 miles) Zinc Prospect (MRDS - 10154103), Mascot-Jefferson City Zinc Mining District, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
65.7km (40.8 miles) Immel Zinc Mine, Mascot-Jefferson City Zinc Mining District, Knox County, Tennessee, 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 (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 (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)
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...centralVirginia piedmont. Introduction tionsof copperand zinc as well as magnetite.The largestand bestknownof...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
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...............................................................15 FIGURE 8: Variation of dissolved zinc and lead with pH..................................areas around the abandoned Fontana and Hazel Creek mines in North Carolina, and the upper reaches of the
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_______________
Report (issue)
Gold, base-metal, and related deposits of North Carolina 1011 by Gwendolyn W. Luttrell 12 U.S. Geological...and related deposits of North Carolina Abstract Gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, pyrite, tinf-, cobalt...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...the Blue Ridge. 12 complex ores of gold, copper, lead, zinc, and silver in veins and 13 replacements
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)
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)
3. Various metalliferous deposits (mostly copper, zinc, lead, iron, gold, and molybdenum) that contain...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...available as potential byproducts from copper, lead, and zinc deposits, coal, industrial and refinery...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 (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-------
Report (issue)
• . • • . • . . • . . . . • . Baldwin (Kelmac) Mine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . Swastika (Crescent) Mine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . • • . . ....(Golden Gate) Mine . . . . . . . • • . . . • . • . . . . • . . . . . • . . . • . . . . Adams Mine . . . . ... . . . . . • . . . . Barry-Hollinger (Patricia) Mine . . . . • . . . • . • • . . . . . . . . . . . ....(Yama) Mine . . . . . . . . . • . • . • . • . . • . . . . . . • . . . • • . • . • . . Macassa Mine . .
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
\Vedepohl, 1953; Tourtelot, 1970) have referred to zinc contained in black shales. 131 COMMUNICATIONS...however, in the search for minable zinc and it is possiblethat such zinc occurrencesdo not exist. However...from various environments was underexampie,if the zinc concentrationsare penecontemtaken by Vine and Tourtelot...relationshipexists be- poraneous,they may have acted as zinc sourcesfor later ore-forming systemsin selectedareas...which concentrateson four possibleeconomicsourcesof zinc. Known values at upper Pennsylvanianblack shale
Report (volume)
Bibliography of North American Geology 1946 and 1947 ^ By EMMA MERTINS THOM, MARJORIE HOOKER 'r> and..._ ni 3 7 15 311 * f *, BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NORTH AMERICAN GEOLOGY 1946 and 1947 BY EMMA MERTINS THOM...REECE DUNAVEN INTRODUCTION The bibliography of North American geology, including paleontology, petrology...publications on the geology of the Continent of North America and adjacent islands and on Panama, the...index to the lierature cited. The bibliography of North American geology to the end of 1945 is contained
Report (issue)
of the rare-earth metals at Baringer Hill, Llano County, Tex., by F. H. Hess, in C~ntr ibutions to Economic...General features of the magnetite ores of western North Carolina and eastern Tt:mnessee, by W. S. Bayley, in...magnetite-ilmenite deposits near Lake Sanford, Essex County, N. Y. , by .r. R. Balsley, Jr., in Strategic Minerals...OPEN-FILE REPORTS (18) Magnet Cove Rutile Company Mine, Hot Springs, Ark., by D. M. Kinney; geologic map...Exploration of the Blue Metal corundum property, Douglas County, Nev. , by E. 0. Binyon.} 7 pp., 1946. (32) 3900
Report (issue)
Alabama, University, Ala. Department of :ty.lines, Mining and Geology State Division of Conservation Atlanta...Jr ___________________________ _ Relationship of mining to other economic sectors, by Albert E. Schreck...Manmade features _____________________ _ Strip mining ______________________ _ Subsidence ________________________...Shirley_______ Types of mica, uses, and prices___________ Mining and preparation_________________ History and p...____ Districts in Appalachia__________________ North Carolina_____________________ South Carolina_____________________
Report (issue)
Antimony Bismuth .• Cadmium Chromite Cobalt . Copper Ferro-alloys Gold Iron - Lead Manganese Mercury...Tungsten Uranium, thorium, and rare-earth elements Zinc 1 Zirconium PART V— DIRECTORY 208 215 219 221...inros of California 18-19 Aerial photo showing view north toward Whiterock Bluff, from south bank of Cuyama...Cuyama River 224-225 A(M-ial plioto showing view north townnl Xafividad dolomite quarry and calcining plant...and Chemical Corporation near Salinas, Mimtercy County 224-225 Aerial photo showing sea-water chemical
Report (volume)
it helpful to refer to Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...abundant, it may have been completely exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals of wide distribution...especial interest or value. Some minerals, such as the copper ores of Pennsylvania, are included in the list...because they occur in sufficient quantity to warrant mining for their usual products but because they furnish...State Museum, Albany. North Carolina.. .Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, Chapel Hill. North Dakota... .Dr. A. G.
Report (volume)
VVrather, Director Bulletin 952 BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NORTH AMERICAN GEOLOGY, 1944 and 1945 BY EMMA MERTINS...e tat ~ * Page 1 3 7 15 205 BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NORTH AMERICAN GEOLOGY 1944 and 1945 By EMMA MERTINS THOM...THOM INTRODUCTION The bibliography of North American geology, including paleontology, petrology, and...publications on the geology of the Continent of North America and adjacent islands and on Panama, the...index to the literature cited. The bibliography of North American geology to the end of 1943 is contained
 
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