South Carolina · Cherokee County
Past Producer

The Big Incline Mine

Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States
Barium-BariteCopperFluorine-FluoriteLead
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Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
SecondaryCopper
TertiaryFluorine-Fluorite, Lead
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeBarite Vein
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formVEINS AND LENSES
Ore controlBarite Veins Enclosed In White Sericite Schist
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite
GangueSericite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist · Battleground Schist
StructureSericite Schist
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1910
Last production1966
Discovery year1882
Identification
Deposit ID10078193
MRDS IDW026379
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.07071, -81.43513
References
VAN HORN,E.C.LEGRAND,J.RMCMURRAY,L.L,1949,GEOLOGY AND PRELIMINARY ORE DRESSING STUDIES OF THE CAROLINA BARITE BELT: RESEARCH,PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD,DIV. OF GEOL.,BULL.NO.18,P.14-15KEITH,A. AND STERRETT,D.B.,1931,DESCRIPTION OF THE GAFFNEY AND KINGS MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLES: U.S.G.S.,GEOL.ATLAS FOLIO SER.,NO.222,13 P.MCCAULEY,C.K.,1962,BARIUM RESOURCES OF SOUTH CAROLINA:S.C. STATE DEVELOPMENT BOARD,DIV. OF GEOLOGY,BULL.NO.27,22 P.WILSON,L.G.,1958,BARITE AT KINGS CREEK:S.C.STATE DEVELOPMENT BOARD,DIV.OF GEOLOGY,MINERAL INDUSTRIES LABORATORY MONTHLY BULLETIN 1 VOL.2,NO.6,P.40-45.Van Horn,E.C.,Legrand,J.R.,Mcmurray,L.L.,1949,Geology And Preliminary Ore Dressing Studies Of The Carolina Barite Belt: Research,Planning And Development Board,Div.Of Geology,Bull.No.18,P.15.Van Horn,E.C.,Legrand,J.R.,Mcmurray,L.L.,1949,Geology And Preliminary Ore Dressing Studies Of The Carolina Barite Belt: Research,Planning And Development Board,Div.Of Geology,Bull.No.18,P.15.Keith, A. And Sterrett, D.B., 1931, Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles: U.S.G.S., Geol. Atlas Folio Ser., No. 222, 13 P.Keith, A. And Sterrett, D.B., 1931, Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles: U.S.G.S., Geol. Atlas Folio Ser., No. 222, 13 P.Abandoned