Commodities
PrimaryUranium
SecondaryGold, Thorium, Copper, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeSHEAR ZONE, PEGMATITES
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlSHEAR ZONES AND PEGMATITES
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1955
Identification
Deposit ID60001750
MRDS IDW028467
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates35.99929, -81.80373
References
BRYANT, BRUCE, AND REED, J.C., JR., 1970, GEOLOGY OF THE GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN WINDOW AND VICINITY, NORTH CAROLINA AND TENNESSEE, US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 615, TEXT 190 P., MINE LOCATED BY SYMBOL ON GEOL. MAP AT 1:62,500.BRYANT, BRUCE, AND REED, J.C., JR., 1966, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN WINDOW AND VICINITY, NORTH CAROLINA, US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 521, TEXT 13 P.PROSPECT IN CHESTNUT MTN TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000.