Mine detail: Gahagan Mine

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Location: Madison County, North Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.90231, -82.74403
dep_id: 10026127
mrds_id: K002604
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Barium-Barite
Trace mineral: Fluorine-Fluorite, Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Barite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite
gangue: Calcite, Fluorite, Quartz, Sericite
orebody_fm: LENSES, PINCH AND SWELL
work_type: Underground
Reporter: Hale, Robin C., Klein, T.L.
hrock_unit: Max Patch Granite
hrock_type: Gneiss
Structure: Vein Is A Short Distance East Of The Rector Branch Thrust Fault
Year first produced: 1900
disc_yr: 1818
References:
  • Deposit:: ORIEL, S.S., 1950, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE HOT SPRINGS WINDOW, MADISON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 60, P. 70
  • Deposit:: HUNTER, C., AND MATTOCKS, P.W., 1936, REPORT ON BARITE IN THE VICINITY OF STACKHOUSE, MADISON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY OPEN-FILE REPORT, 3 P.
  • Deposit:: 1950 OTHER ORIEL, S.S., N.C. DIV. MIN. RES., BULL
  • Production:: ORIEL, S.S., 1950, N.C. DIV. MIN. RES. BULL. 60.
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