Commodities
PrimaryManganese
TertiaryIron, Clay
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic
Deposit sizeS
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
First production1940
Discovery year1940
Identification
Deposit ID10078927
MRDS IDW027636
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.11431, -81.45153
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.ESPENSHADE, G. H., 1942 , GAFFNEY-KINGS MOUNTAIN S.C. - N.C. MANGANESE OCCURRENCES: USGS MINERAL DEPOSITS OFFICE FILE REPORT, TEXT 5 P.SYMBOL LOCATES PIT IN KINGS CREEK TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,0001931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., GEOLOGIC DESCRIPTION1942 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 , 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 , Text 13 P.Espenshade, G. H., 1942 , Gaffney-Kings Mountain S.C. - N.C. Manganese Occurrences: USGS Mineral Deposits Office File Report, Mine Text P. 4 , Text 5 P.Espenshade, G. H., 1942 , Gaffney-Kings Mountain S.C. - N.C. Manganese Occurrences: USGS Mineral Deposits Office File Report, Mine Text P. 4 , Text 5 P.TOPO 1971