Mine detail: Bad Creek Prospect

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

35.09928, -83.0182

Resource(N)

Primary:	Corundum
Tertiary:	Asbestos
Ore:	Asbestos, Corundum
Orebody form:	LEN

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1895

Geology

Host type:	Gneiss
Tectonic:	Folded Blue Ridge

References

MRDS	K002564
DEP	10026097
Reference	{Deposit:: CONRAD, S.G., AND OTHERS, 1963, ANTHOPHYLLITE ASBESTOS IN NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 77, 61P}{Deposit:: 1963 RECON CONRAD, S. G., REPOR}{Production:: CONRAD, S.G., 1963}
Reporter	Fagan, James M.