Mine detail: Westfeldt Prospect

Previously called 'Kolb-WestfeldtOr Westerveldt'

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Location

Lat / long:

35.51316, -83.69906

Resource(M)

Primary:	Copper
Tertiary:	Zinc
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
Discovery year:	1900

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:	Great Smoky Group, Precambrian; Graphitic Phyllitic Schist, Siltstone, Sandstone Or Quartzite. Espenshade (1963) Notes That The Schist And Phyllite Are Similar To The Anakeesta Formation, And The Sandstone Similar To The Thunderhead Sandstone
Host type:	Quartzite
Associated type:	Diorite
Structure:	Average Strike Of Strata N 65 Deg E., Dip 55 Deg Se Foliation Strikes N 70 Deg E And Dips 45 Deg Se.
Tectonic:	Blue Ridge

References

MRDS	K001694
DEP	10025758
Reference	{Analytical Data:: ESPENSHADE, 1963}{Deposit:: ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1963, GEOLOGY OF SOME COPPER DEPOSITS IN NORTH CAROLINA, VIRGINIA, AND ALABAMA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1142-I, P. I1 - I50}{Deposit:: USGS COMPILE ESPENSHADE, G.H., USGS BULL. 1142-}{Production:: MONEYMAKER, B.C., TVA INTERNAL REPORT.}
Reporter	Hale, Robin C., Klein, T.L.