Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
TertiaryCopper, Sulfur-Pyrite, Lead, Iron, Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlMine Ridge Thrust Fault In Northern Part Of Property, Minor Faults In Southern Part Of Property.
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Chalcopyrite, Fluorite, Galena, Pyrite
GangueCalcite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockGneiss
StructureMine Ridge Thrust Fault
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1884
Discovery year1818
Identification
Deposit ID10026128
MRDS IDK002603
Alternate namesIncludes the Nettie Mine, Martha Mine, Rollins Chemical Company Mine, Betts Mine, And Gillespie Mine.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.86731, -82.75542
References
ORIEL, S.S., 1950, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE HOT SPRINGS WINDOW, MADISON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 60, P. 70DAHNERS, L.A., 1949, INVESTIGATION OF THE DEL RIO AND STACKHOUSE BARITE DEPOSITS, COCKE COUNTY, TENN., AND MADISON COUNTY, N.C.: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES RPT. INV. RI 4571, P. 261949 DIREXPL DAHNERS, L.S., USBM REPT. INV. 45711950 OTHER ORIEL, S.S., N.C. DIV. MIN. RES. BULL. 60HUNTER, C., AND MATTOCKS, P.W., 1936, REPORT ON BARITE IN THE VICINITY OF STACKHOUSE, NORTH CAROLINA, MADISON COUNTY: TENN. VALLEY AUTHORITY OPEN-FILE REPORT, P. 3