Mine detail: Ka-Mi Tin Mine Property

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Location: Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.44704, -81.2351
dep_id: 10106017
mrds_id: W026998
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Tin, Lithium
Trace mineral: Quartz, Feldspar
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Cassiterite, Feldspar, Quartz, Spodumene
orebody_fm: LINEAR
work_type: Surface/Underground
ore_ctrl: Near Contact Of Mica Gneiss Unit And Granite
Reporter: Whitlow, Jesse W.
hrock_unit: Mica Gneiss Unit
hrock_type: Pegmatite
References:
  • Deposit:: KESLER, T. L., 1942, THE TIN-SPODUMENE BELT OF THE CAROLINAS, USGS BULL. 936 J, TABLE 18, P. 245 TO 269
  • Deposit:: MINE IN LINCOLNTON EAST TOPO QUAD AT 1: 24,000
  • Deposit:: 1942 RECON KESLER, MINE DESCRIPTION
  • Production:: KESLER, 1942
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