South Carolina · Cherokee County
Past Producer

West Hill 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 typeMetamorphic Stratiform
Model184: Massive sulfide, kuroko
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formVEINS AND LENSES
Ore controlBarite Veins Enclosed In White Sericite Schist
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite
GangueSericite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist · Battleground Schist
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1910
Last production1966
Discovery year1825
Identification
Deposit ID10078197
MRDS IDW026383
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.07041, -81.43843
References
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 GEOL., BULL. NO.18, P.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, 13P.MCCAULEY, C.K., 1962, BARIUM RESOURCES OF SOUTH CAROLINA: S.C. STATE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, DIV. OF GEOLOGY, BULL. NO.27, 22P.WILSON,L.G., 1958,BARITE AT KINGS CREEK: S.C. STATE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, DIV. OF GEOLOGY, MINERAL INDUSTRIES LABORATORY MONTHLY BULLETIN, VOL. 2, NO.6, P. 40-45Van 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