Commodities
PrimaryThorium, REE
TertiaryGold, Tin, Corundum
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeStream Placer
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formALLUVIAL SANDS AND GRAVELS
Ore controlGraphitic Biotite Schist Beds Strongly Pegmatized, And Associated With Granitic Bodies
Materials
Ore mineralsStaurolite, Tourmaline, Corundum, Kyanite, Cassiterite, Zircon, Ilmenite, Rutile, Magnetite, Garnet, Monazite
GangueMuscovite, Quartz, Feldspar
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockGranite
Economic & production
Development statusUnknown
First production1911
Discovery year1910
Identification
Deposit ID10089505
MRDS IDW027107
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.09951, -81.70063
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. 10 , SYMBOL LOCATES SITE ON MAP AT 1:62,500 , TEXT 13 P.PLACER IN GAFFNEY TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,0001931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., MINE LOCATIONKeith,A. And Sterret,D.B.,1931.Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles : U.S.G.S.,Geol. Atlas Folio Ser.,No.222 13p.., Mine Text P. 10 , Symbol Locates Site On Map At 1:62,500 , P. 13Keith,A. And Sterret,D.B.,1931.Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles : U.S.G.S.,Geol. Atlas Folio Ser.,No.222 13p.., Mine Text P. 10 , Symbol Locates Site On Map At 1:62,500 , P. 13