Description
Copper Knob Mining Company
Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Gold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlShear Zone Or Fissure
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Gold, Limonite, Malachite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockGneiss,Amphibolite · Amphibolite, Garnet Amphibolite, And Hornblende Gneiss Interlayered With Biotite-Muscovite Gneiss And Mica Schist. Associated Lithologies Include More-Widespread Finely Laminated Gneiss Composed Of Fine-Grained, Quartzo-Feldspathic Layers A Few Millimeters Thick, Separated By Thin Micaceous Partings
StructureCountry Rock Trends Northeastward
Tectonic settingBlue Ridge
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1880-1885; 1912
First production1857
Last production1912
Identification
Deposit ID10088540
MRDS IDK003525
Alternate namesCopper Knob Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.27703, -81.49538
References
NITZE, H.B.C., AND HANNA, G.B., 1896, GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 3, P. 180-181.TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, (N.D.), GAP CREEK OR COPPER KNOB MINE REPORT: KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, MINERAL RESOURCES SECTION, GEOLOGIC BRANCH.1896 COMPILE NITZE, H.B.C., AND HANNA, G.B., P. 180-181OPEN-FILE REPORT, MINERAL RESOURCES SECTION, GEOLOGIC BRANCH, TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, KNOXVILLE.