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Tungsten Queen Mine and plant (Hamme Mine; Haile Mines; Sneed-Walker), Tungsten, Hamme Tungsten Mining District, Vance County, North Carolina, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 30' 54'' North , 78° 28' 8'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.51500,-78.46889
GeoHash:
G#: dq2pwrkeq
GRN:
N25W45
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Stovall430 (2017)11.7km
Clarksville1,204 (2017)14.4km
Middleburg132 (2017)18.3km
Boydton416 (2017)18.5km
Henderson15,271 (2017)21.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
5775
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:5775:5
GUID (UUID V4):
4b384987-1fcc-4435-9f03-446630dae7c5


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.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


33 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Altaite
Formula: PbTe
β“˜ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
β“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜ 'Bindheimite'
Formula: Pb2Sb2O6O
Colour: Yellow to Green
Description: Found in the upper portions of the quartz veins as powdery, yellow to green masses.
β“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ Covellite
Formula: CuS
β“˜ Cuprotungstite
Formula: Cu2(WO4)(OH)2
β“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ HΓΌbnerite
Formula: MnWO4
Habit: Crystals to 35cm
Description: Main ore mineral. Mainly anhedral grains
β“˜ 'Limonite'
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
β“˜ Opal var. Opal-AN
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
β“˜ Powellite
Formula: Ca(MoO4)
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Quartz var. Blue Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
β“˜ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
β“˜ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
β“˜ Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
β“˜ Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
β“˜ Volynskite ?
Formula: AgBiTe2
β“˜ Wittichenite ?
Formula: Cu3BiS3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
β“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
β“˜Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Altaite2.CD.10PbTe
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Wittichenite ?2.GA.20Cu3BiS3
β“˜'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
β“˜Volynskite ?2.JA.20AgBiTe2
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Blue Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Opal
var. Opal-AN		4.DA.10SiO2 Β· nH2O
β“˜4.DA.10SiO2 Β· nH2O
β“˜HΓΌbnerite4.DB.30MnWO4
β“˜'Bindheimite'4.DH.20Pb2Sb2O6O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Rhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
β“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Powellite7.GA.05Ca(MoO4)
β“˜Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
β“˜Cuprotungstite7.GB.15Cu2(WO4)(OH)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Pyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Spessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
β“˜Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜Muscovite
var. Sericite		9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜'Limonite'-
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hβ“˜ CuprotungstiteCu2(WO4)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
BeBeryllium
Beβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Cβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
Oβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ CuprotungstiteCu2(WO4)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ HΓΌbneriteMnWO4
Oβ“˜ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ PowelliteCa(MoO4)
Oβ“˜ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Oβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Oβ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. Blue QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Fβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Fβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mgβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. Blue QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Pβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Sβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sβ“˜ WitticheniteCu3BiS3
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Clβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Caβ“˜ PowelliteCa(MoO4)
Caβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Caβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ HΓΌbneriteMnWO4
Mnβ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Mnβ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
FeIron
Feβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Cuβ“˜ CuprotungstiteCu2(WO4)(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cuβ“˜ WitticheniteCu3BiS3
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
Moβ“˜ PowelliteCa(MoO4)
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ VolynskiteAgBiTe2
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
Sbβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
TeTellurium
Teβ“˜ AltaitePbTe
Teβ“˜ VolynskiteAgBiTe2
WTungsten
Wβ“˜ CuprotungstiteCu2(WO4)(OH)2
Wβ“˜ HΓΌbneriteMnWO4
Wβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ AltaitePbTe
Pbβ“˜ BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
BiBismuth
Biβ“˜ VolynskiteAgBiTe2
Biβ“˜ WitticheniteCu3BiS3

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References

(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0371810001
International Strategic Minerals Inventory Record W 111.
Espenshade, G. H. (1947), Tungsten Deposits of Vance County North Carolina, and Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USGS Bulletin 948-A, 17 pp.
Sweet, J.R. (1954), Tungsten Mining in North Carolina, Mining Congress Journal: 40(August): 81-86.
Broadhurst, S.D. (1961), Topography, Geology, And Mineral Resources Of North Carolina. North Carolina Department Of Conservation And Development, Educational Series 2, 17 pp.
Malcolm, J. B. (1962), Hamme Mine Reopening Made Feasible Through Change in Mining Method, Mining Engineering: 14(April): 44-49.
Parker, John M. (1963), Geologic setting of the Hamme Tungsten District North Carolina and Virginia. North Carolina Geological Survey Bulletin 1122-G, Raleigh, 69 pp.
Ranchers Exploration and Development Corporation, Prospectus (1969).
Stuckley, J. L. (1970), Mineral Industry of North Carolina from 1960 through 1967, North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development, Economic Paper 68: 9.
Romagnoli, E. (1972), Tungsten, Engineering and Mining Journal: 173 (March): 107.
Gair, J. E. (1977), Map and Diagrams Showing Structural Control of the Hamme Tungsten Deposit, Vance County, North Carolina, U. S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Inventory Map I-1009.
Wilson, W.F., McKenzie, B.J. (1978) Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina. Information Circular 24. North Carolina Division of Mineral Resources
Casadevall, Tom and Rye, Robert O. (1980), The Tungsten Queen Deposit, Hamme District, Vance County, North Carolina: A Stable Isotope Study of a Metamorphosed Quartz-Huebnerite Vein, Economic Geology: 75: 523-537.
Foose, Michael, Slack, John, F. and Casadevall, Tom (1980), Textural and Structural Evidence for a Predeformation Hydrothermal Origin of the Tungsten Queen Deposit, Hamme District, North Carolina, Economic Geology: 75: 515-522.
AMAX Inc. (1983), Tungsten News: 21(1)(winter), 27 pp.
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(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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