Mine detail: Gaston Ore Beds

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

36.46896, -77.82332

Resource(M)

Primary:	Iron
Ore:	Hematite, Magnetite
Orebody form:	BEDDED

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host type:

Quartzite,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)

References

MRDS	W101509
DEP	10084270
Reference	{Deposit:: CARPENTER, 1976, NC GS M.R. BULL. 84}{Deposit:: NITZE, H.B.C., 1893, IRON ORES OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1, P. 44.}
Reporter	Whitlow, S., Klein, T.L.