Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENS
Ore controlNear Contact Of Mica Gneiss Unit And Granite
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite, Magnetite
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructureParallel To Nne Trending Kings Mountain Range
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1825
Discovery year1800
Identification
Deposit ID10089583
MRDS IDW027527
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.46093, -81.17176
References
NITZE, 1893NITZE, H. B. C., 1893 , IRON ORES OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 1 , MINE TEXT P. 90 , TEXT 239 P.MINE IN LINCOLNTON EAST TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,0001893 RECON NITZE, N.C. STATE, MINE DESCRIPTION