Mine detail: Miller Asbestos Mine

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Location: Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.09567, -83.00515
dep_id: 10026089
mrds_id: K002553
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Asbestos
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
orebody_fm: LENSE
work_type: Surface
alteration: Talc Is An Interstitial Alteration Product
Reporter: Fagan, James M.
hrock_type: Gneiss
prod_yrs: 1955
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.
  • Reserve-Resource:: CONRAD, S.G. AND OTHERS, 1963, N.C. DIV. MIN. RES. BULL. 77
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