Mine detail: Gilley Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

35.8637, -82.17152

Resource(N)

Primary:	Mica
Ore:	Muscovite
Orebody form:	TABULAR

Production

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

Geology

Host type:	Granite
Alteration processes:	Weathered

References

MRDS	K001924
DEP	10025941
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}
Reporter	Fagan, James M.