Mine detail: Lee Creek Mine

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Location: Beaufort County, North Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.37981, -76.78579
dep_id: 10024627
mrds_id: ISM0352
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Minor mineral: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Chemical Sediment, Marine
Production size: Large ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
work_type: Surface
Reporter: Saam, Henning, G., Klein, T.L.
hrock_unit: Pungo River Formation
hrock_type: Clay, Mud,Silt,Sand and Gravel,Limestone
tectonic: Platform, Coastal Plain
Year first produced: 1965
ylp_ba: >
yr_lst_prd: 1983
disc_yr: 1951
References:
  • Deposit:: BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., LONDON
  • Deposit:: REDEKER, I.H., WRIGHT, TH.J., 1979: PHOSPHATE MINING IN NORTH CAROLINA, ERZMETALL BD.32, (1979), H.2.
  • Deposit:: MESA HEALTH INSPECTION REPORT APRIL 26-29, 1971: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
  • Production:: PA1,PA2) WORLD MINING, WORLD MINES REGISTER 1981-82
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