Mine detail: The Big Incline Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 35.07071, -81.43513

Resource(B)

Primary: Barium-Barite
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead
Ore: Barite
Gangue: Sericite, Quartz
Orebody form: VEINS AND LENSES
Discovery year: 1882

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Barite Vein
Production size: Medium
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1910
Last production ended: 1966

Geology

Host rock:Battleground Schist
Host type:Schist
Structure:Sericite Schist

References

MRDSW026379
DEP10078193
Reference{Deposit:: VAN HORN,E.C.}{Deposit:: LEGRAND,J.R}{Deposit:: MCMURRAY,L.L,1949,GEOLOGY AND PRELIMINARY ORE DRESSING STUDIES OF THE CAROLINA BARITE BELT: RESEARCH,PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD,DIV. OF GEOL.,BULL.NO.18,P.14-15}{Deposit:: KEITH,A. AND STERRETT,D.B.,1931,DESCRIPTION OF THE GAFFNEY AND KINGS MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLES: U.S.G.S.,GEOL.ATLAS FOLIO SER.,NO.222,13 P.}{Deposit:: MCCAULEY,C.K.,1962,BARIUM RESOURCES OF SOUTH CAROLINA:S.C. STATE DEVELOPMENT BOARD,DIV. OF GEOLOGY,BULL.NO.27,22 P.}{Deposit:: WILSON,L.G.,1958,BARITE AT KINGS CREEK:S.C.STATE DEVELOPMENT BOARD,DIV.OF GEOLOGY,MINERAL INDUSTRIES LABORATORY MONTHLY BULLETIN 1 VOL.2,NO.6,P.40-45.}{Deposit:: Van Horn,E.C.,Legrand,J.R.,Mcmurray,L.L.,1949,Geology And Preliminary Ore Dressing Studies Of The Carolina Barite Belt: Research,Planning And Development Board,Div.Of Geology,Bull.No.18,P.15.Van Horn,E.C.,Legrand,J.R.,Mcmurray,L.L.,1949,Geology And Preliminary Ore Dressing Studies Of The Carolina Barite Belt: Research,Planning And Development Board,Div.Of Geology,Bull.No.18,P.15.}{Deposit:: Keith, A. And Sterrett, D.B., 1931, Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles: U.S.G.S., Geol. Atlas Folio Ser., No. 222, 13 P.Keith, A. And Sterrett, D.B., 1931, Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles: U.S.G.S., Geol. Atlas Folio Ser., No. 222, 13 P.}{Deposit:: Abandoned}
ReporterNicholson, S.W., Maybin, Arthur H. III, Maybin, Arthur H. III (Zupan, Alan-Jon W.)