Mine detail: Ellijay Chromite Prospect

Previously called 'Olivine Deposit Number Nine'

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Location

Lat / long:

35.18651, -83.27878

Resource(M)

Tertiary:	Chromium
Other material:	Chlorite, Chromite, Olivine, Talc
Discovery year:	1870

Production

Operation type:	Surface
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

References

MRDS	K001882
MAS	371130003
DEP	10175833
Reference	{Deposit:: CHARLES E HUNTER ET AL 1942 NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF}{Deposit:: CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN 42 CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF}{Deposit:: CAROLINA P 16 & PL 8}{Deposit:: JASPER L STUCKEY & STEPHEN G CONRAD 1958 NORTH CAROLINA}{Deposit:: DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN 71 EXPLANA}{Deposit:: TEXT FOR GEOLOGIC MAP OF NORTH CAROLINA PP 19-20}
Reporter	Lyday, Travis Q.