Mine detail: Dave Byers Manganese Pits

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Location: Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.11291, -81.45923
dep_id: 10106060
mrds_id: W027630
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Manganese
Trace mineral: Clay, Iron
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Manganiferous Quartz Veins
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Unknown
ore: Manganese Ox-Hydrous, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, Wad
gangue: Magnetite, Quartz, Spessartite
orebody_fm: LINEAR
work_type: Surface/Underground
ore_ctrl: Garnetiferous Manganiferous Schist Lenses At Top Of Battleground Schist Unit
Reporter: *gostino, John P., Nicholson, S.W.
hrock_type: Schist
Year first produced: 1900
disc_yr: 1900
References:
  • 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
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