Commodities
TertiaryIron, Manganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeManganese Wad Gossan
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlGarnetiferous Manganiferous Schist Lenses At Top Of Battleground Schist Unit
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrolusite, Manganese Ox-Hydrous, Wad
GangueMagnetite, Quartz, Spessartite
Economic & production
Development statusUnknown
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10078912
MRDS IDW027615
Alternate namesFormerly Beam Farm Manganese Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.01981, -81.62903
References
SRC.REF: KEITH, 1931KEITH, ARTHUR, 1931 , GAFFNEY-KINGS MOUNTAIN S.C. - N.C. FOLIO NO. 222 : USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U.S., MINE TEXT P. 12 , 13 , SYMBOL LOCATES PROSPECT ON MAP AT 1:62,500 , TEXT 13 P.PROSPECT SITE IN GAFFNEY TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000ESPENSHADE, G. H., 1942 , GAFFNEY-KINGS MOUNTAIN S.C. - N.C. MANGANESE OCCURRENCES: USGS MINERAL DEPOSITS OFFICE FILE REPORT, MINE TEXT P. 2 , TEXT 5 P.1931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., MINE LOCATIONS1942 RECON ESPENSHADE, G. H., MN OCCURRENCESKeith, Arthur, 1931 , Gaffney-Kings Mountain S.C. - N.C. Folio No. 222: USGS Geol. Atlas Of The U.S., Mine Text P. 12 , 13 , Mine Located 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. 12 , 13 , Mine Located On Map At 1:62,500 , Text 13 P.