Record #:

12928

Author(s):

Chapman, Ashton

Abstract:

For the first time in more than a quarter-century, ore is being brought out of the famous Cranberry Iron Mines in Avery County. Between 1881 and 1931, miners exploited more than a million and a half tons of high grade magnetic iron, or magnetite.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 27 Issue 5, Aug 1959, p18, il

Subject(s):

Mines and mineral resources--Avery County; Cranberry Iron Mines