Mine detail: Acme Corundum Mine

Previously called 'Collins Mine'

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Location

Lat / long: 35.78287, -80.9212

Resource(N)

Primary: Corundum
Secondary: Feldspar
Tertiary: Vermiculite
Orebody form: LINEAR
Discovery year: 1850

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:Mica Gneiss;Hornblende Gneiss
Host type:Gneiss

References

MRDSW027144
DEP10078680
Reference{Deposit:: GEOLOGIC MAP OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1958 , COMPILED BY DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT, DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES}{Deposit:: LEWIS, J. V., 1896 , CORUNDUM AND THE BASIC MAGNESIAN ROCKS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 11 , TEXT 101 P., MINE TEXT P. 76}{Deposit:: MINE IN THE STATESVILLE WEST TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000}
ReporterWhitlow, Jesse W.