Mine detail: Burelson Asbestos Mine

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Location: Avery County, North Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 36.06203, -81.95706
dep_id: 10026088
mrds_id: K002551
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Asbestos
Minor mineral: Talc-Soapstone
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Talc
orebody_fm: OVAL
Reporter: Fagan, James M.
hrock_type: Gneiss
tectonic: Folded Blue Ridge
Year first produced: 1958
prod_yrs: 1958-?
References:
  • Deposit:: CONRAD, S.G., AND OTHERS, 1963, ANTHOPHYLLITE ASBESTOS IN NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 77, 61P
  • Production:: CONRAD, S.G., AND OTHERS, 1963, N.C. DIV. MIN. RES. BULL. 77.
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