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Cameron Mine

Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States
SilverLeadCopper
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrmal Vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlAlong Fracture In Micaceous Slate
Materials
Ore mineralsSiderite, Malachite, Cerussite, Pyromorphite, Chalcopyrite, Galena
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
Economic & production
Development statusUnknown
First production1850
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10079087
MRDS IDW027982
Alternate namesMorgan Or Leitner Lead Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.03151, -81.67263
References
SRC.REF: SLOAN, 1908 , LIEBER, 1857SLOAN, E., 1908 , MINERAL LOCALITIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA: SOUTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, SERIES IV, BULL. NO. 2 , TEXT 503 P., MINE TEXT P. 94 , 95MINE IN GAFFNEY TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000LIEBER, OSCAR M., 1857 , REPORT ON THE SURVEY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SECOND ANN, REPT. TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF SOUTH CAROLINA: COLUMBIA, S.C., R. W. GIBBES, STATE PRINTER, TEXT 145 P., MINE TEXT P. 74 TO 78 , GEOL, MAP AT 1:125,0001857 RECON LIEBER, STATE S.C., MINES1908 RECON SLOAN, STATE S.C., MINERAL LOCALITIESSloan, E., 1908 , Mineral Localities Of South Carolina: South Carolina Geol. Survey, Series Iv, Bull. No. 2 , Text 503 P., Mine Text P. 94 , 95Sloan, E., 1908 , Mineral Localities Of South Carolina: South Carolina Geol. Survey, Series Iv, Bull. No. 2 , Text 503 P., Mine Text P. 94 , 95Mittwede, S.K., 1989, Geologic Map Of The Cameron Lead Mine Area: South Carolina Geological Survey Open File Report -65Mittwede, S.K., 1989, Geologic Map Of The Cameron Lead Mine Area: South Carolina Geological Survey Open File Report -65Lieber, Oscar M., 1857 , Report On The Survey Of South Carolina, Second Ann. Rept. To The General Assembly Of South Carolina: Columbia, S.C., R.W. Gibbes, State Printer, Text 145 P.,Lieber, Oscar M., 1857 , Report On The Survey Of South Carolina, Second Ann. Rept. To The General Assembly Of South Carolina: Columbia, S.C., R.W. Gibbes, State Printer, Text 145 P.,