Mine detail: Brushy Creek Clay Mine

Previously called 'Millrace Mine'

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Location

Lat / long: 35.94926, -81.99345

Resource(N)

Primary: Kaolin, Mica
Ore: Kaolin
Orebody form: PROBABLY BLANKET
Discovery year: 1955

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Producer
First production started: 1955

Geology

Tectonic:Blue Ridge Province
Alteration processes:Weathering

References

MRDSW027123
DEP10078664
Reference{Deposit:: MCDANIEL, R. D., AND MCKENZIE, B. J., 1976 , DIRECTORY OF NORTH CAROLINA MINERAL PRODUCERS: N. C. DEPART. OF NATURAL AND ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIV. OF EARTH RES. MIN. RES. SECTION}{Deposit:: REED, J. L., JR., AND OTHERS, 1964 , GEOLOGIC MAP AND SECTIONS OF THE LINVILLE FALLS QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1161B, MINE IN LINVILLE FALLS TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000}
ReporterWhitlow, Jesse W.