Mine detail: Charleston Region Deposits

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Location:	Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long:	32.87516, -80.04149
dep_id:	10129590
mas_id:	450190010
Commodity type:	metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral:	Phosphorus-Phosphates
Trace mineral:	Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Uranium, Water, Free
Operation type:	Surface
Development status:	Prospect
other_matl:	Collophane, Dolomite, Montmorillonite, Quartz
Reporter:	D R S
Year first produced:	1867
disc_yr:	1867
References:	Deposit:: MALDE, H.E., 1959, GEOLOGY OF THE CHARLESTON PHOSPHATE AREA, Deposit:: CAROLINA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1079, 105 P Deposit:: FORCE, E.R., GOHN, G.S. FORCE, L. M. AND HIGGINS, B.B. 1978. Deposit:: URANIUM AND PHOSPHATE RESOURCES IN THE COOPER FORMATIO Deposit:: CHARLESTON REGION, SOUTH CAROLINA, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SUR Deposit:: PRELIMINARY REPORT 22 P. Deposit:: ALTSCHULER, Z.S., CLARKE, R.S., JR., AND YOUNG, E.S., 1958 Deposit:: GEOCHEMISTRY OF URANIUM IN APATITE AND PHOSPHORITE: U. Deposit:: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 314, P. 45-87. Deposit:: ROGERS, S. G., 1914, THE POSPHATE DEPOSITS OF SOUTH CAROLINA Deposit:: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 580, P. 183-220. Deposit:: JAMES ISLAND, SAVANNAH, AUGUSTA. GEORGETOWN, 1: 250000 U.S. Deposit:: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. Deposit:: ZELLARS-WILLIAMS INC., EVALUATION OF THE PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS Deposit:: OF GEORGIA, NORTH CAROLINA, AND SOUTH CAROLINA USING Deposit:: THE MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM, BUMINES CONTRACT Deposit:: NO. J0377000. Deposit:: COORDINATE PLOT CENTERED ON LARGEST STRIP PIT IN AREA