Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENSES
Ore controlNear Contact Of Mica Gneiss Unit And Small Granitic Body
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Limonite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1800
Discovery year1800
Identification
Deposit ID10078879
MRDS IDW027575
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.6651, -81.0187
References
NITZE, H. B. C., 1893 , IRON ORES OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 1 , TEXT 239 P., MINE TEXT P. 90KERR, W. C., AND HANNA, G. B., 1893 , ORES OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY REPORT VOL. 2 , TEXT P. 125 - 359 , MINE TEXT P. 168MINE IN CATAWBA TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,0001893 RECON KERR, N.C. STATE, MINE DESCRIPTIONS1893 RECON NITZE, N.C. STATE, MINE DESCRIPTIONSKERR, 1893