Tungsten Queen Mine and plant, Tungsten, Hamme Tungsten Mining District, Vance County, North Carolina, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Queen Mine and plant | Mine |
| Tungsten | Unincorporated Community |
| Hamme Tungsten Mining District | Mining District |
| Vance County | County |
| North Carolina | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 30' 54'' North , 78° 28' 8'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Stovall | 430 (2017) | 11.7km |
| Clarksville | 1,204 (2017) | 14.4km |
| Middleburg | 132 (2017) | 18.3km |
| Boydton | 416 (2017) | 18.5km |
| Henderson | 15,271 (2017) | 21.5km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Hamme Mine; Haile Mines; Sneed-Walker
A former W mine located 0.2 km (600 feet) NE of Tungsten (town). First operated in the period 1942 - 1971, on private land. Discovered and first production was in 1942. Ownership is fee ownership. The total land holding is 96 hectares. Operated and owned by the Ranchers Exploration and Development Corp.; also by Hecla Mining and by Atlas Mine and Mill Supply Co. (100.00%), Washington (1989). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 10 meters.
A W deposit hosted in phyllite. The ore body strikes N35E and dips 70E at a thickness of 10 meters, width of 579 meters and a length of 3,650 meters over an area of 25 hectares. It is a fissure vein deposit of lenticular shape with a shear zone. Primary mode of origin is hydrothermal. Primary ore control was faulting and secondary was a contact zone. Wallrock alteration is intense (sericitic). Associated rocks include diorite. Local rocks include metavolcanic-epiclastic Rock.
Local geologic structures include a shear zone near a phyllite-granodiorite contact. This deposit is within the Paleozoic oogenic belt (Blue Ridge-Piedmont area of the Appalachian Mountains).
A major post-ore emplacement geologic event was cross-cutting, steep and flat joint sets with several Triassic diabase dikes. Veins were controlled by a shear zone at small angle to foliation in the phyllite and pluton. Major ore bodies occur as steeply SSW-plunging bodies, overlapping on echelon quartz pods, mostly in schist, but also in granodiorite.
Workings include underground openings to a depth of 520 meters and a length of 2000 meters. The mining method was filled stopes - horizontal cut and fill with waste rock.
Production data are found in: International Strategic Minerals Inventory Record W 111 .
Production statistics: 1970: W ore: 39,472 metric tons/year; 1971: W ore: 77,939 metric tons/year.
The mineral wolframite was identified in 1901. Nature of discovery was conventional prospecting. Non-geologic constraints on development or expansion were due to commodity price. Could be a viable deposit under better economic conditions.
A W deposit hosted in phyllite. The ore body strikes N35E and dips 70E at a thickness of 10 meters, width of 579 meters and a length of 3,650 meters over an area of 25 hectares. It is a fissure vein deposit of lenticular shape with a shear zone. Primary mode of origin is hydrothermal. Primary ore control was faulting and secondary was a contact zone. Wallrock alteration is intense (sericitic). Associated rocks include diorite. Local rocks include metavolcanic-epiclastic Rock.
Local geologic structures include a shear zone near a phyllite-granodiorite contact. This deposit is within the Paleozoic oogenic belt (Blue Ridge-Piedmont area of the Appalachian Mountains).
A major post-ore emplacement geologic event was cross-cutting, steep and flat joint sets with several Triassic diabase dikes. Veins were controlled by a shear zone at small angle to foliation in the phyllite and pluton. Major ore bodies occur as steeply SSW-plunging bodies, overlapping on echelon quartz pods, mostly in schist, but also in granodiorite.
Workings include underground openings to a depth of 520 meters and a length of 2000 meters. The mining method was filled stopes - horizontal cut and fill with waste rock.
Production data are found in: International Strategic Minerals Inventory Record W 111 .
Production statistics: 1970: W ore: 39,472 metric tons/year; 1971: W ore: 77,939 metric tons/year.
The mineral wolframite was identified in 1901. Nature of discovery was conventional prospecting. Non-geologic constraints on development or expansion were due to commodity price. Could be a viable deposit under better economic conditions.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Altaite Formula: PbTe |
| ⓘ Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A |
| ⓘ Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| ⓘ Bindheimite Formula: Pb2Sb2O6O Colour: Yellow to Green Description: Found in the upper portions of the quartz veins as powdery, yellow to green masses. |
| ⓘ 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 References: |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S References: |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
| ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS |
| ⓘ Cuprotungstite Formula: Cu2(WO4)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 References: |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Hübnerite Formula: MnWO4 Habit: Crystals to 35cm Description: Main ore mineral. Mainly anhedral grains |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au References: |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Powellite Formula: Ca(MoO4) |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyromorphite Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Blue Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Rhodochrosite Formula: MnCO3 |
| ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| ⓘ Spessartine Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| ⓘ Topaz Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Volynskite ? Formula: AgBiTe2 |
| ⓘ Wittichenite ? Formula: Cu3BiS3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Altaite | 2.CD.10 | PbTe |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Wittichenite ? | 2.GA.20 | Cu3BiS3 |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| ⓘ | Volynskite ? | 2.JA.20 | AgBiTe2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Blue Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Opal var. Opal-AN | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O | |
| ⓘ | Hübnerite | 4.DB.30 | MnWO4 |
| ⓘ | Bindheimite | 4.DH.20 | Pb2Sb2O6O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Rhodochrosite | 5.AB.05 | MnCO3 |
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| ⓘ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Powellite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(MoO4) |
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| ⓘ | Cuprotungstite | 7.GB.15 | Cu2(WO4)(OH)2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Pyromorphite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Spessartine | 9.AD.25 | Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Topaz | 9.AF.35 | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3A |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| H | ⓘ Cuprotungstite | Cu2(WO4)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Be | Beryllium | |
| Be | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Bindheimite | Pb2Sb2O6O |
| O | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| O | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Cuprotungstite | Cu2(WO4)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Hübnerite | MnWO4 |
| O | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Powellite | Ca(MoO4) |
| O | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Blue Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| F | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Blue Quartz | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| S | ⓘ Wittichenite | Cu3BiS3 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Powellite | Ca(MoO4) |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Hübnerite | MnWO4 |
| Mn | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| Mn | ⓘ Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprotungstite | Cu2(WO4)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Cu | ⓘ Wittichenite | Cu3BiS3 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Mo | ⓘ Powellite | Ca(MoO4) |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Volynskite | AgBiTe2 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Bindheimite | Pb2Sb2O6O |
| Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Te | Tellurium | |
| Te | ⓘ Altaite | PbTe |
| Te | ⓘ Volynskite | AgBiTe2 |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Cuprotungstite | Cu2(WO4)(OH)2 |
| W | ⓘ Hübnerite | MnWO4 |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Altaite | PbTe |
| Pb | ⓘ Bindheimite | Pb2Sb2O6O |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Volynskite | AgBiTe2 |
| Bi | ⓘ Wittichenite | Cu3BiS3 |
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Tungsten Queen Mine and plant, Tungsten, Hamme Tungsten Mining District, Vance County, North Carolina, USA