Commodities
PrimaryREE, Thorium
TertiaryTin, Gold, 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 Granite Bodies
Materials
Ore mineralsCassiterite, Corundum, Garnet, Ilmenite, Kyanite, Magnetite, Monazite, Rutile, Staurolite, Tourmaline, Zircon
GangueFeldspar, Muscovite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockGranite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1911
Discovery year1910
Identification
Deposit ID10106025
MRDS IDW027102
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.18955, -81.68844
References
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 BOILING SPRINGS SOUTH TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,0001931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., MINE LOCATION