Land Use Data for Latitude 35.75 Longitude -82.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
Map| Mount Mitchell State Park |
Agricultural Land Uses
Urban landEcosystems
Temperate humidLivestock
CattleGoats
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep
Crops
Cereals and cereal productsOil-bearing crops
Growing Period (days)
240 to 269270 to 299
Soil Types
AcrisolsTerrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Slopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
2 to 1010 to 50
50 to 250
above 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
5 to 10Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| 211 Quarry (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| 226 Quarry (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Armstrong Creek | Titanium, Metal, Iron |
| Bald Creek | Iron, Titanium, Metal |
| Banks Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Bear Creek (Processing Plant) | Mica |
| Bear Creek Gravel Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Bear Creek Quarry (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Bee Tree Pit (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Biddix Prospect (Surface) | Copper |
| Bill Autrey Mine | Mica |
| Black Mountain Prospect (Surface-Underground) | Lead, Copper |
| Buckridge | Iron, Titanium, Metal |
| Buna Mine (Surface) | Feldspar |
| Burnette Quarry (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Burnsville Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Cane Creek | Zirconium, Thorium, Gold, Titanium, Metal |
| Cane River | Titanium, Metal, Iron |
| Cane River Mine (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Cannon Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Carson Rock Mine | Mica |
| Cas Thomas Asbestos Prospect | Asbestos |
| Chalk Mountain Mine (Surface) | Feldspar, Mica |
| Clear Creek Mine | Mica |
| Clear Creek Ridge Mine | Feldspar, Mica |
| Crabtree Creek | Titanium, Metal, Iron |
| Day Book Olivine Deposit | Olivine, Talc-Soapstone, Chromium |
| Daybook (Surface) | Magnesite |
| Deake Mine | Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Mica, Feldspar |
| Deer Park Quarry (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Democrat Olivine Deposit | Feldspar, Nickel, Olivine, Chromium, Platinum, Palladium, Talc-Soapstone, Rhodium |
| Deneen Mica Mill (Processing Plant) | Mica |
| Dillingham Number 1 Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Feldspar Corp Mill/Spruce Pine, Nc (Processing Plant) | Feldspar |
| Flack Mine | Mica |
| Greasy Creek | Titanium, Metal, Iron |
| Greenlee Pit Number 2 (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Greenlee Pit Number 3 (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Grove Mine (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Hawkins Mine (Surface) | Feldspar, Mica |
| Hawkins Mine (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Hicks Mine (Surface) | Mica |
| Hippy Mine | Asbestos |
| Holcombe Branch Chromite Prospect (Placer) | Chromium, Iron |
| Hollifield Quarry (Surface) | Stone |
| Horace Phillips Prospect | Mica |
| House Rock Prospect | Mica |
| Huskins Prospect | Mica |
| Imc Daybook Olivine Plant (Processing Plant) | Magnesite |
| Imc Kona Mill/ Spruce Pine, N.C. (Processing Plant) | Feldspar |
| Imc Olivine Plant #2/Green Mtn, Nc (Processing Plant) | Magnesite |
| Imc Plant #2 (Processing Plant) | Feldspar |
| Ingalls | Titanium, Metal, Iron |
| Ivy Creek No. 2 | Titanium, Metal, Iron |
| Joe Young Prospect | Mica |
| Josh Young Mine | Mica |
| Klondike Prospect | Mica |
| Kona Black Quarry (Surface) | Granite |
| Lawson-United Mill (Processing Plant) | Feldspar, Mica |
| Ledford's Mines (Surface) | Mica |
| Ledger Prospect (Surface) | Clay |
| Marion Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Mcdaniel Mine | Mica |
| Mica Prospect | Mica |
| Miller Pit and Plant (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Mine Fork | Iron, Titanium, Metal |
| Newdale Asbestos Mine | Asbestos |
| Newdale Olivine Deposit | Olivine, Asbestos, Chromium |
| Newdale Olivine Mine (Surface) | Magnesite |
| Normon Prospect | Clay, Feldspar |
| Northrop Mine (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Old Fort Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Penland | Titanium, Metal, Iron |
| Pensacola Fox Pit & Plant (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Pensacola Yancey Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Pete Dale Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Phillips Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Pink Mine | Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Mica, Feldspar |
| Pitman Property (Surface) | Feldspar, Vermiculite |
| Possum Trot Creek | Titanium, Metal, Iron |
| Ramseytown | Titanium, Metal, Iron |
| Randolph Mine | Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Mica, Feldspar |
| Rob Deyton Mine | Mica |
| Robinson Jr. Prospect | Mica |
| Sawnee Hill Mine | Mica |
| Silvers Mine | Mica |
| Silvers Ridge Mine | Mica, Feldspar |
| South Toe Mine (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Spruce Pine (Processing Plant) | Mica |
| Spruce Pine District | Kaolin, Tantalum, Feldspar, Mica, Beryllium, Niobium (Columbium) |
| Spruce Pine Grinding Mill (Processing Plant) | Mica |
| Spruce Pine Mill #2 Feldspar Corp (Processing Plant) | Feldspar |
| Swannanoa River | Titanium, Metal, Thorium, Iron |
| Vermiculite Prospect | Vermiculite |
| Weld Prospect | Mica |
| Wiseman Mine | Feldspar, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Mica |
| Wiseman Mine (Surface) | Feldspar |
| Wiseman-Sullins Quarry (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Yancey County Quarry (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
Agricultural use data provided by LADA, 2008. "Mapping Land Use Systems at global and regional scales for Land Degradation Assessment Analysis. Version 1.0" Nachtergaele F. & Petri M.
Mineral extraction data provided by USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), downloaded June 2, 2010.