Mine detail: Dave Byers Manganese Pits

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Location

Lat / long:

35.11291, -81.45923

Resource(B)

Primary:	Manganese
Tertiary:	Clay, Iron
Ore:	Manganese Ox-Hydrous, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, 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

MRDS	W027630
DEP	10106060
Reference	{Analytical Data:: SRC.REF: ESPENSHADE, 1942}{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.}{Deposit:: SYMBOLS LOCATE PITS IN KINGS CREEK TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000 , ERRONEOUSLY LABELED CLAY PITS}{Deposit:: 1942 RECON ESPENSHADE, G. H., MN OCCURRENCE}{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 , TOPO, 1971}
Reporter	*gostino, John P., Nicholson, S.W.