Mine detail: Lee Creek Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

35.37981, -76.78579

Resource(B)

Primary:	Phosphorus-Phosphates
Secondary:	Gypsum-Anhydrite, Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite
Discovery year:	1951

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Chemical Sediment, Marine
Production size:	Large
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1965
Last production ended:	1983

Geology

Host rock:	Pungo River Formation
Host type:	Clay, Mud,Silt,Sand and Gravel,Limestone
Tectonic:	Platform, Coastal Plain

References

MRDS	ISM0352
DEP	10024627
Reference	{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}
Reporter	Saam, Henning, G., Klein, T.L.