Commodities
PrimaryTitanium, Metal
TertiaryZirconium, Thorium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formLENSES
Materials
GangueMagnetite
Other materialsIlmenite, Monazite, Rutile, Zircon
Geology
StructureIlmenite Lenses In Sericitic Talc Lie Between A Footwall Of Gneiss And A Hanging Wall Of Schist
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1942
Identification
Deposit ID10069116
MRDS IDW002527
Alternate namesRichlands Cove
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.06676, -81.54983
References
WILLIAMS, LLOYD, 1964, TITANIUM DEPOSITS IN NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. CONSERV. AND DEVELOP., DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES INF. CIRC. 19, P. 51SINGEWALD, J.T., JR., 1913, THE TITANIFEROUS IRON ORES IN THE UNITED STATES--THEIR COMPOSITION AND ECONOMIC VALUE: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 64, P. 1451942 YADKIN VALLEY MICA AND ILMENITE CO., ILMENITE PRODUCTIOWILLIAMS, 1964