South Carolina · Cherokee County
Past Producer

Kings Creek Mine

Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States
Barium-BariteZincCopperLead
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Description

Cherokee Chemical Company

Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
TertiaryZinc, Copper, Lead
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound Exhalative
Model184: Massive sulfide, kuroko
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formSTRATAFORM DISCORDANT
Ore controlWithin Regional Sericite-Rich Schist Unit
Materials
Ore mineralsSphalerite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Barite
GangueChloritoid, Sericite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist · Battleground Formation
AlterationSilica, Sericite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1900
Last production1966
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10078196
MRDS IDW026382
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.07791, -81.43733
References
HORTON, J. WRIGHT, 1989, USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1462.KEITH, ARTHUR, 1931 , GAFFNEY - KINGS MOUNTAIN S. C. - N. C. FOLIO NO. 222 , USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U. S., MINE TEXT P. 9 , SYMBOL LOCATES MINE ON MAP AT 1 : 62,500 , TEXT 13 P.MINE SITE IN KINGS CREEK TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 24,000; HORTON, J.W.,JR., 1989, BARITE IN QUARTZ-SERICITE SCHIST AND SCHISTOSE PYROCLASTIC ROCKS OF THE BATTLEGROUND FORMATION, KINGS MOUNTAIN BELT: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER1462, P.115-118.SHARP, W.E., 1981, THE BARITE DEPOSIT AT KINGS CREEK, SOUTH CAROLINA: GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF THE KINGS MOUNTAIN BELT AND ADJACENT AREAS IN THE CAROLINAS, CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY FIELD TRIP GUIDBOOK 1981, SOUTH CAROLINZ GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, P. 120-141.1931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., MINE LOCATIONKeith, Arthur, 1931 , Gaffney - Kings Mountain S. C. - N. C. Folio No. 222 , USGS Geol. Atlas Of The U. S., Mine Text P. 9 , Symbol Locates Mine On Map At 1 : 62,500 , Text 13 P.Keith, Arthur, 1931 , Gaffney - Kings Mountain S. C. - N. C. Folio No. 222 , USGS Geol. Atlas Of The U. S., Mine Text P. 9 , Symbol Locates Mine On Map At 1 : 62,500 , Text 13 P.Horton, J.W., Jr., 1989, Barite In Quartz-Sericite Schist And Schistose Pyroclastic Rock Of The Battleground Formation, Kings Mountain Belt: USGS Professional Paper 1462, P. 115-118.Horton, J.W., Jr., 1989, Barite In Quartz-Sericite Schist And Schistose Pyroclastic Rock Of The Battleground Formation, Kings Mountain Belt: USGS Professional Paper 1462, P. 115-118.AbandonedWILSON, 1958; DEYOUNG, J.H., 1989, USGS, PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONFROM HORTON, 1989