Mine detail: J.K. Buchanan Mica Mine

Previously called 'Milt Wilson Mine'

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Location

Lat / long:

35.99953, -82.10706

Resource(N)

Primary:	Mica
Ore:	Muscovite
Gangue:	Apatite, Garnet, Kyanite
Orebody form:	LENSES

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Past Producer
Production years:	1936-1945, 1954-1955

Geology

Host type:	Gneiss
Structure:	Pegmatite Is Concordant With Wall Rock Structure
Alteration processes:	Weathered (30 Ft)

References

MRDS	K000862
DEP	10025186
Reference	{Deposit:: LESURE, F.G., 1968, MICA DEPOSITS OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN NORTH CAROLINA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 577, P. 46-4}{Deposit:: 1968 COMPILE LESURE, F.G}{Production:: LESURE, F.G., 1968, U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 577}
Reporter	Fagan, James M.