| Location: | Macon County, North Carolina, United States, North America |
| Lat / long: | 35.24317, -83.31071 |
| dep_id: | 10026291 |
| mrds_id: | K003543 |
| Commodity type: | metallic |
| Major mineral: | Copper |
| Trace mineral: | Sulfur-Pyrite, Iron, Pig Iron |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Production occurred |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| ore: | Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite |
| model: | 184: Massive sulfide, kuroko |
| Reporter: | Hale, Robin C., Klein, T.L. |
| hrock_unit: | Biotite Schist And Gneiss: Biotite-Quartz-Plagioclase Schist And Gneiss, Locally Containing Sillimanite, Graphite, Or Hornblende; Commonly Interlayered With Micaceous Quartz-Feldspar Gneiss, Less Commonly Interlayered With Amphibolite And Hornblende Schist (Hadley And Nelson, 1971) |
| hrock_type: | Gneiss |
| Structure: | Northeast |
| tectonic: | Blue Ridge |
| Year first produced: | 1918 |
| References: |
- Deposit:: HADLEY, J.B., AND NELSON, A.E., 1971, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE KNOXVILLE QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, AND SOUTH CAROLINA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISC. GEOL. INV. MAP I-654, 1:250,000.
- Deposit:: TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, (N.D.), MACON COUNTY COPPER PROSPECTS: KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY OPEN-FILE REPORT, 2 P.
- Production:: TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY OPEN-FILE REPORT.
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