Mine detail: Frank Earl Barite Mine

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Location

Lat / long: 35.06821, -81.50673

Resource(N)

Primary: Barium-Barite
Ore: Barite
Gangue: Sericite, Quartz
Orebody form: TABULAR
Discovery year: 1900

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Stratabound Discordant
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1900

Geology

Host type:Schist

References

MRDSW026385
DEP10105980
Reference{Deposit:: VAN HORN, E. C., LE GRAND, J. R., AND MC MURRAY, L. L., 1949 , GEOLOGY AND PRELIMINARY ORE DRESSING STUDIES OF THE CAROLINA BARITE BELT, RESEARCH PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BULL. NO. 18 , MINE TEXT P. 17 , TEXT 25 P.}{Deposit:: MINE SITE IN BLACKSBURG SOUTH TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 24,000}{Deposit:: 1949 OTHER VAN HORN, S. C. STATE, MINE INVESTIGATION AND ORE CHARACTERISTIC}{Deposit:: Van Horn, E. C., Le Grand, J. R., And Mc Murray, L. L., 1949 , Geology And Preliminary Ore Dressing Studies Of The Carolina Barite Belt, Research Planning And Development Board, State Of South Carolina, Bull. No. 18 , Mine Text P. 17 , TextVan Horn, E. C., Le Grand, J. R., And Mc Murray, L. L., 1949 , Geology And Preliminary Ore Dressing Studies Of The Carolina Barite Belt, Research Planning And Development Board, State Of South Carolina, Bull. No. 18 , Mine Text P. 17 , Text}{Deposit:: Abandoned}{Production:: VAN HORN, 1949}
ReporterNicholson, S.W.