Mine detail: Indian Creek Deposit

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Location: Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.42371, -81.25315
dep_id: 10078613
mrds_id: W027030
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Lithium
Minor mineral: Beryllium, Tin, Feldspar, Quartz
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Medium ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
Reporter: Whitlow, Jesse W.
hrock_type: Hornblendite
Year first produced: 1955
References:
  • Deposit:: ROBERTS, A. E., 1956, LITHIUM CORPORATION OPENS TWO NEW MINES: MINING WORLD, VOL. 18 NO. 1, P. 40-42 AND 76
  • Deposit:: BROADHURST, S. D., 1956, LITHIUM RESOURCES OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT, DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES CIRCULAR 15
  • Production:: 1973 MINERALS YEARBOOK: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES
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