North Carolina · Swain County
Past Producer

Fontana Copper Mine

Swain County, North Carolina, United States
LeadGoldZincSilverCopper
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Commodities
TertiaryLead, Gold, Zinc, Silver, Copper
Commodity typeM
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10127103
MRDS IDK001693
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.4782, -83.7691
References
MURDOCK, T. G. THE MINING INDUSTRY IN NORTH CAROLINA FROM 11945. NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC PAPER NO. 65, 1948, PP. 8-10.BRYSON, H. J. THE MINING INDUSTRY IN NORTH CAROLINA FROM 191936. NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC PAPER NO. 64, 1937, PP. 31-34.CARPENTER, P. A. III GOLD RESOURCES OF NORTH CAROLINA. NORCAROLINA DEPT. OF NATURAL AND ECONOMIC RESOURCES INFORMATIONCIRCULAR 21, 1972, P. 49.ESPENSHADE, G. H. GEOLOGY OF SOME COPPER DEPOSITS IN NORTHCAROLINA, VIRGINIA, AND ALABAMA. U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 11963, PP. 22-30.