Mine detail: Jeff Martin Shaft

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Location

Lat / long: 35.08511, -81.49543

Resource(M)

Primary: Manganese
Tertiary: Iron
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: Small
Development status: Unknown
First production started: 1900

Geology

Host type:Schist

References

MRDSW027638
DEP10089595
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, MINE TEXT P. 3 , TEXT 5 P.}{Deposit:: MINE SITE LOCATED IN KINGS CREEK TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000}{Deposit:: 1931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., GEOLOGIC DESCRIPTION}{Deposit:: 1942 DIREXPL BONSAL, MORE THAN 11 CORE DRILLS}{Deposit:: 1942 RECON ESPENSHADE, G. H., MINE DESCRIPTION}{Deposit:: Keith, A. And Sterrett, D.B., 1931, Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles: U.S.G.S., Geol. Atlas Folio Ser., No. 222, 13 P.Keith, A. And Sterrett, D.B., 1931, Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles: U.S.G.S., Geol. Atlas Folio Ser., No. 222, 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:: ESPENSHADE, 1942}
Reporter*gostino, John P., Nicholson, S.W.