Commodities
PrimaryClay, Manganese
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeManganiferous Quartz Veins
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlGarnetiferous Manganiferous Schist Lenses At Top Of Battleground Schist Unit
Materials
Ore mineralsManganese Ox-Hydrous, Pyrolusite, Wad
GangueMagnetite, Quartz, Spessartite
Economic & production
Development statusUnknown
First production1940
Discovery year1940
Identification
Deposit ID10078921
MRDS IDW027626
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.13041, -81.42563
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 , TEXT 13 P.SYMBOL LOCATES PITS IN GROVER 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. 4 , 5 , TEXT 5 P.1931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., GEOLOGIC DESCRIPTION1942 RECON ESPENSHADE, G. H., MINE DESCRIPTIONKeith, 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., Prospect Located On Map At 1:62,500 , Text 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., Prospect Located On Map At 1:62,500 , Text 13 P.TOPO, 1971