North Carolina · Mitchell County
Producer

Deake Mine

Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States
Niobium (Columbium)TantalumMicaFeldspar
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Commodities
PrimaryNiobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Mica, Feldspar
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10009177
MRDS IDD001889
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates35.93342, -82.04984
References
PARKER, F. M., III, 1953, GEOLOGY AND STRUCTURE OF A PART OF THE SPRUCE PINE DISTRICT, NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 65KESLER, T. L., AND OLSON, J. C., 1942, MUSCOVITE IN THE SPRUCE PINE DISTRICT, NORTH CAROLINA, U. S. G. S. BULL. 936 - A