Mine detail: T. C. Denton Manganese Prospect

Previously called 'Jeff Martin Farm'

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Location

Lat / long:

35.08261, -81.50343

Resource(M)

Tertiary:	Iron, Manganese
Ore:	Pyrolusite, Manganese Ox-Hydrous, Wad
Gangue:	Magnetite, Quartz, Spessartite
Orebody form:	LINEAR
Discovery year:	1900

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Manganiferous Quartz Veins
Production size:	None
Development status:	Unknown

Geology

Host type:

Schist

References

MRDS	W027611
DEP	10078908
Reference	{Analytical Data:: SRC.REF: ESPENSHADE, 1942}{Deposit:: ESPENSHADE, G. H., 1942 , GAFFNEY-KINGS MOUNTAIN S.C. - N.C. MANGANESE OCCURRENCES: USGS MINERAL DEPOSITS OFFICE FILE REPORT, MINE TEXT P. 3,4, TEXT 5 P.}{Deposit:: PROSPECT SITE IN BLACKSBURG SOUTH TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000}{Deposit:: 1942 RECON ESPENSHADE, G. H., MN OCCURRENCE}{Deposit:: Espenshade, G. H., 1942 , Gaffney-Kings Mountain S.C. - N.C. Manganese Occurrences: USGS Mineral Deposits Office File Report, Mine Text P. 3,4, Text 5 P.Espenshade, G. H., 1942 , Gaffney-Kings Mountain S.C. - N.C. Manganese Occurrences: USGS Mineral Deposits Office File Report, Mine Text P. 3,4, Text 5 P.}
Reporter	Nicholson, S.W., *gostino, John P.