Mine detail: Unnamed Manganese Pits Fl - 067

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 35.11431, -81.45153

Resource(B)

Primary: Manganese
Tertiary: Iron, Clay
Ore: Pyrolusite, Manganese Ox-Hydrous, Wad
Gangue: Magnetite, Quartz, Spessartite
Orebody form: LINEAR
Discovery year: 1940

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Metamorphic
Production size: Small
Development status: Unknown
First production started: 1940

Geology

Host type:Schist

References

MRDSW027636
DEP10078927
Reference{Analytical Data:: SRC.REF: KEITH, 1931}{Deposit:: KEITH, ARTHUR, 1931 , GAFFNEY-KINGS MOUNTAIN S.C. - N.C. FOLIO NO. 222: USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U.S., MINE TEXT P. 12 , 13 , TEXT 13 P.}{Deposit:: ESPENSHADE, G. H., 1942 , GAFFNEY-KINGS MOUNTAIN S.C. - N.C. MANGANESE OCCURRENCES: USGS MINERAL DEPOSITS OFFICE FILE REPORT, TEXT 5 P.}{Deposit:: SYMBOL LOCATES PIT IN KINGS CREEK TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000}{Deposit:: 1931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., GEOLOGIC DESCRIPTION}{Deposit:: 1942 RECON ESPENSHADE, G. H., MN OCCURRENCES}{Deposit:: Keith, Arthur, 1931 , Gaffney-Kings Mountain S.C. - N.C. Folio No. 222: USGS Geol. Atlas Of The U.S., Mine Text P. 12 , 13 , Text 13 P.Keith, Arthur, 1931 , Gaffney-Kings Mountain S.C. - N.C. Folio No. 222: USGS Geol. Atlas Of The U.S., Mine Text P. 12 , 13 , Text 13 P.}{Deposit:: Espenshade, G. H., 1942 , Gaffney-Kings Mountain S.C. - N.C. Manganese Occurrences: USGS Mineral Deposits Office File Report, Mine Text P. 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. 4 , Text 5 P.}{Production:: TOPO 1971}
Reporter*gostino, John P., Nicholson, S.W.