Mine detail: Red Hill Mines

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Location

Lat / long: 36.53758, -81.42482

Resource(M)

Primary: Iron
Tertiary: Iron, Pig Iron
Ore: Magnetite, Pyrite
Gangue: Epidote, Hornblende
Orebody form: LENS, PINCH AND SWELL

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Yes
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

Host type:Gneiss
Associated rock:Cranberry Gneiss: Augen Gneiss And Porphyritic Gneiss (Rankin, Espenshade, And Neuman, 1972)
Associated type:Gneiss
Structure:Northeast
Tectonic:Blue Ridge

References

MRDSK004805
DEP10026394
Reference{Deposit:: BRYANT, B., AND REED, J. C., JR., 1966, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN WINDOW AND VICINITY: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRC. 521, 13 P.}{Deposit:: STUCKEY, J. L., 1965, NORTH CAROLINA: ITS GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES: RALEIGH, N. C., NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. CONSERV. AND DEVEL., 550 P.}{Deposit:: BAYLEY, W. S., 1923, THE MAGNETIC IRON ORES OF EAST TENNESSEE AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 29, 252 P.}{Deposit:: NITZE, H.B.C., 1893, IRON ORES OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 1, 239 P.}{Deposit:: 1 893 OTHER NITZE, H.B.C., N. C. GEOL. SUR. BULL. 1}{Deposit:: 1923 OTHER BAYLEY, W. S., TENN. DIV. GEOL. BULL. 29}{Deposit:: 1965 COMPILE STUCKEY, J. L., N. C. DEPT. CONS. DEVEL.}{Deposit:: 1966 COMPILE BRYANT AND REED, GEOL. SURV. CIR. 521}
ReporterHale, Robin C.