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Jennings No. 1 Asbestos Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Miller Asbestos Mine + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Oakland Asbestos Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Burnt Rock Mine (Past Producer)Kilpatrick Asbestos Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Walnut Cove Creek Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Bee Tree No. 1 Mine (Past Producer)Chestnut Ridge Mine (Past Producer)West Fork No. 1 (Occurrence)West Fork No. 2 (Occurrence)Farlow Gap Mine (Past Producer)Rosman (Occurrence)Lobdell Property (Past Producer)Penrose Quarry (Past Producer)J H Picklesimer Prospect (Prospect)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
15 paw pins; nearby sites are grouped into one pin. Hover or tap a pin for the site name. 2 site(s) with USGS coordinates outside the outline are not pinned. County outline: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary file (2023). Locations approximate.

Woof’s favorite find

Bee Tree No. 1 Mine

We picked it because its USGS record mentions 1 of the minerals on our cards and 1 of our card minerals overall. That ties with 6 other site(s), so we broke the tie by mine status (past producers first), then USGS record quality, then name. USGS lists it as past producer for Mica. Minerals mentioned: Mica. Approx. location 35.252, -82.888. USGS record.

Ask first: a USGS record doesn’t mean you can visit. Find out who owns the land and get permission before collecting.

Field cards: what kind of sites?

18
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

4
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

1
Prospect

Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.

Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.

Mineral cards

Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.

Minerals recorded here

Asbestos 1Corundum 1

Commodities

Asbestos 10Mica 3Corundum 2Granite 1Manganese 1Molybdenum 1Vermiculite 1

Sites

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Socrates Corundum MineCorundumAsbestos, CorundumPast Producer35.101, -83.014
Walnut Cove Creek MineAsbestos—Past Producer35.172, -82.923
Miller Asbestos MineAsbestos—Past Producer35.096, -83.005
Kilpatrick Asbestos MineAsbestos—Past Producer35.188, -82.921
West Fork No. 1——Occurrence35.167, -82.883
West Fork No. 2——Occurrence35.133, -82.883
Rosman——Occurrence35.150, -82.833
Brevard——Occurrence35.250, -82.217
Penrose QuarryGranite—Past Producer35.276, -82.642
Lobdell PropertyManganese—Past Producer35.321, -82.668
Oakland Asbestos MineAsbestos—Past Producer35.115, -82.983
Jennings No. 1 Asbestos MineAsbestos—Past Producer35.053, -83.052
Miller Asbestos MineAsbestos—Past Producer35.096, -83.005
Oakland Asbestos MineAsbestos—Past Producer35.115, -82.983
Farlow Gap MineMica—Past Producer35.295, -82.870
Chestnut Ridge MineMica—Past Producer35.242, -82.887
Jennings No. 1 Asbestos MineAsbestos—Past Producer35.053, -83.052
J H Picklesimer ProspectMolybdenum—Prospect35.162, -82.648
Bee Tree No. 1 MineMica—Past Producer35.252, -82.888
Burnt Rock MineVermiculite, Corundum—Past Producer35.147, -82.965
Walnut Cove Creek MineAsbestos—Past Producer35.172, -82.923
Brevard Deposit——Past Producer35.351, -82.627
Kilpatrick Asbestos MineAsbestos—Past Producer35.188, -82.921

Nearby counties

Haywood County · Jackson County · Macon County · Henderson County · Swain County

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How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.

Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.

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