Mine detail: Washburn Mine

Previously called 'James Gouge Mine'

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Location

Lat / long: 35.87453, -82.18402

Resource(N)

Primary: Mica
Ore: Muscovite
Gangue: Garnet, Sericite
Orebody form: LENS

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
Production years: 1885, 1936-1937, 1943
First production started: 1885

Geology

Host type:Gneiss
Structure:Pegmatite Is Concordant With The Foliation Of The Enclosing Country Rock
Alteration processes:Weathered (40 Feet)

References

MRDSK001916
DEP10025935
Reference{Deposit:: LESURE, F.G., 1968, MICA DEPOSITS OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN NORTH CAROLINA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 577, P.12}{Deposit:: 1968 COMPILE LESURE, F.G., REPOR}{Production:: LESURE, F.G., 1968, USGS PROF. PAPER 577}
ReporterFagan, James M.