Mine detail: Rich Mine (Canton Mine)

Previously called 'Rich Mine Canton Mine'

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Location

Lat / long:

34.2185, -84.49779

Resource(M)

Primary:	Copper, Iron-Pyrite
Ore:	Chalcopyrite
Gangue:	Staurolite, Gahnite, Quartz, Kyanite, Calcite, Garnet, Hornblende

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host type:	Schist
Structure:	Micaceous Schist

References

MRDS	W000285
DEP	10067508
Reference	{Deposit:: SHEPARD, C. U., 1856, REPORT ON THE CANTON MINE, GA.; SAVANNAH, 1855, 2ND ED., NEW HAVEN, 1856, 20 PP}{Deposit:: Shearer, H. K., And Hull, J. P. D., 1918, A Preliminary Report On A Part Of The Pyrite Deposits Of Georgia: Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin 33, 243 Pages.Shearer, H. K., And Hull, J. P. D., 1918, A Preliminary Report On A Part Of The Pyrite Deposits Of Georgia: Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin 33, 243 Pages.}
Reporter	Cannon, Suzanne S., Woodruff, Laurel G., Cocker, Mark D.