Commodities
PrimaryLithium, Feldspar, Mica, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Beryllium, Tin
Commodity typeB
Geology
Host rockMonzonite,Schist,Amphibolite · Blacksburg-Formation;Cherryville-Q.M
StructureKings Mountain Belt
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
First production1955
Discovery year1935
Identification
Deposit ID10024747
MRDS IDISM0493
Alternate namesFoote Minerals
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.25011, -81.34982
References
KESLER,T:L:,1942:THE TIN-SPODUMENE BELT OF THE CAROLINAS.--U.S.DEPT.OF THE INTERIOR,GEOL SURVEY,BULL.936-J.P.245-268.(+MAPS,FIGURES)KUNASZ,I.A.,1982:FOOTE MINERAL COMPANY,KINGS MOUNTAIN OPERATION.- IN:CERNY.P.(EDITOR): SHORT COURSE IN GRANITE PEGMATITES IN SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY. MIN.ASSOC.OF CANADA,WINNIPEG MAY 1982.(505-511)HORTON,J.W.,JR.,BUTLER.J.R.& MILTON,D.J.(EDITORS)1981:GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF THE KINGS MOUNTAIN BELT AND ADJACENT AREAS IN THE CAROLINAS.--CAROLINA GEOL.SOC.,FIELD TRIP GUIDEBOOK 16;1981,247P.HORTON,J.W.,JR.& BUTLER.J.R.,1986:THE KINGS MOUNTAIN BELT AND SPODUMENE PEGMATITE DISTRICT..-GEOL.SOC.OF AMER.CENTENN.FIELD GUIDE,SE-SECTION,P239-244FORM 10-K,1987 USBM-DATA