Mine detail: Lavender Place Barite Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 35.06981, -81.50343

Resource(B)

Primary: Barium-Barite
Tertiary: Lead
Ore: Galena, Barite
Orebody form: TABULAR
Discovery year: 1900

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Stratabound Discordant
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1900

Geology

Host type:Schist

References

MRDSW026387
DEP10078199
Reference{Deposit:: VAN HORN, E. C., LE GRAND, J. R., AND MC MURRAY, L. L., 1949 GEOLOGY AND PRELIMINARY ORE DRESSING STUDIES OF THE CAROLINA BARITE BELT, RESEARCH PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BULL. NO. 18 , MINE TEXT P. 16 , 17 , TEXT 25 P.}{Deposit:: MINE SITE IN BLACKSBURG SOUTH TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 24,000}{Deposit:: 1949 OTHER VAN HORN, S. C. STATE, MINE INVESTIGATION AND ORE CHARACTERISTIC}{Deposit:: Van Horn, E. C., Le Grand, J. R., And Mc Murray, L. L., 1949 , Geology And Preliminary Ore Dressing Studies Of The Carolina Barite Belt, Research Planning And Development Board, State Of South Carolina, Bull. No. 18 , Mine Text P. 17 , TextVan Horn, E. C., Le Grand, J. R., And Mc Murray, L. L., 1949 , Geology And Preliminary Ore Dressing Studies Of The Carolina Barite Belt, Research Planning And Development Board, State Of South Carolina, Bull. No. 18 , Mine Text P. 17 , Text}{Deposit:: Abandoned}{Production:: VAN HORN, 1949}
ReporterNicholson, S.W.