Mine detail: Ross Mine and Placer

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 35.08761, -81.62813

Resource(M)

Primary: Tin
Ore: Cassiterite
Orebody form: STREAM AREA AND LINEAR
Discovery year: 1902

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Placer And Pegmatite Dikes
Production size: Small
Development status: Unknown
First production started: 1903

Geology

Host rock:Roan Gneiss
Host type:Pegmatite

References

MRDSW027026
DEP10090106
Reference{Deposit:: KESLER, T. L., 1942, THE TIN - SPODUMENE BELT OF THE CAROLINAS USGS BULL. 936 J, TABLE 18, P. 245 TO 269}{Deposit:: KEITH, ARTHUR, 1931, GAFFNEY - KINGS MOUNTAIN S. C. - N. C. FOLIO NO. 222, USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U.S., MINE TEXT P. 11, TEXT 13 P.}{Deposit:: MINE IN GAFFNEY TOPO QUAD AT 1: 24,000}{Deposit:: 1931 GEOMAP KEITH, MINE LOCATIONS}{Deposit:: 1942 RECON KESLER, MINE DESCRIPTIONS}{Deposit:: Kesler, T.L., 1942, The Tin-Spodumene Belt Of The Carolinas, A Preliminary Report: USGS Bulletin 936-J, P. 245-269.Kesler, T.L., 1942, The Tin-Spodumene Belt Of The Carolinas, A Preliminary Report: USGS Bulletin 936-J, P. 245-269.}{Deposit:: Sloan, Earle, 1908, Catalogue Of The Mineral Localities Of South Carolina, South Carolina Geol. Survey Bull. No. 2, Series Iv, P. 85Sloan, Earle, 1908, Catalogue Of The Mineral Localities Of South Carolina, South Carolina Geol. Survey Bull. No. 2, Series Iv, P. 85}{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.}{Production:: KESLER, 1942 FROM SLOAN}
ReporterWhitlow, Jesse W., Nicholson, S.W.