Commodities
PrimaryManganese
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlManganiferous Schist Member
Materials
GangueMagnetite, Quartz, Spessartite
Geology
Host rockSchist
StructureNortheast Plunging Fold, Near Apex Of Fold
Tectonic settingNe Trending Folds And Faults
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1890
Discovery year1890
Identification
Deposit ID10078913
MRDS IDW027617
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.28121, -81.26232
References
SRC.REF: WHITE, 1944WHITE, WILLIAM A., 1944 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN NORTH CAROLINA (ADVANCE REPORT): NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT, DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, M.I. NO. 2 , TEXT 14 P., MAP AT 1:120,000 , MINE TEXT P. 5MINE LOCATION IN BESSEMER CITY TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,0001944 GEOCHEM WHITE, N.C. STATE, MINE DESCRIPTION AND ORE ANALYSI