RI 4274 Cranberry Magnetite Deposits Avery County, N. C., And Carter County, Tenn.
- Organization:
- The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
- Pages:
- 120
- File Size:
- 41066 KB
- Publication Date:
- Jan 1, 1948
Abstract
The Cranberry magnetite deposits occur in pre-Cambrian granite-gneiss, in a belt extending from 3 miles southeast of Cranberry, N. C., to about 6 miles southwest of Magnetic City, Tenn. The belt forms a curve) elongated to the north, approximately 26 miles in length. The Bureau of Mines investigation has been confined to the eastern part of the belt, comprising the area from Fork Mountain, Avery County, N.C., to the Hcupscup Knob prospects in Carter County, Tenn. The deposits were worked at least us early as 1820. The Cranberry Iron & Coal Co. and its successors operated the Cranberry mine intermittently for about 50 years until 1930, when operations were abandoned.
Citation
APA: (1948) RI 4274 Cranberry Magnetite Deposits Avery County, N. C., And Carter County, Tenn.
MLA: RI 4274 Cranberry Magnetite Deposits Avery County, N. C., And Carter County, Tenn.. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 1948.