Mine detail: Ballinger Farm Manganese Occurrence

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

35.02181, -81.62593

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	W027614
DEP	10078911
Reference	{Deposit:: ESPENSHADE, G. H., 1942 , GAFFNEY-KINGS MOUNTAIN S.C. - N.C. MANGANESE OCCURRENCES: USGS MINERAL DEPOSITS OFFICE FILE REPORT, MINE TEXT P. 2 , TEXT 5 P.}{Deposit:: OCCURRENCE IN GAFFNEY 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. 2 , Text 5 P.0Espenshade, G. H., 1942 , Gaffney-Kings Mountain S.C. - N.C. Manganese Occurrences: USGS Mineral Deposits Office File Report, Mine Text P. 2 , Text 5 P.0}
Reporter	Nicholson, S.W., *gostino, John P.