Mine detail: Chestnut Gap Chromite Prospect

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 35.37451, -83.14658

Resource(M)

Primary: Chromium
Other material: Anthophyllite, Asbestos, Chromite, Soapstone, Talc, Vermiculite
Discovery year: 1870

Production

Operation type: Underground
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

References

MAS370990002
DEP10296985
Reference{Deposit:: CHARLES E HUNTER ET AL 1942 NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF}{Deposit:: CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN 42 CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF}{Deposit:: CAROLINA P 14 & PL 6}{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}
ReporterLyday, Travis Q.