Mine detail: Burelson Asbestos Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

36.06203, -81.95706

Resource(N)

Primary:	Asbestos
Secondary:	Talc-Soapstone
Ore:	Talc
Orebody form:	OVAL

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
Production years:	1958-?
First production started:	1958

Geology

Host type:	Gneiss
Tectonic:	Folded Blue Ridge

References

MRDS	K002551
DEP	10026088
Reference	{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.}
Reporter	Fagan, James M.