Commodities
PrimaryManganese
TertiaryClay, Iron
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeManganiferous Quartz Veins
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlGarnetiferous Manganiferous Schist Lenses At Top Of Battleground Schist Unit
Materials
Ore mineralsManganese Ox-Hydrous, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, Wad
GangueMagnetite, Quartz, Spessartite
Economic & production
Development statusUnknown
First production1900
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10106060
MRDS IDW027630
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.11291, -81.45923
References
SRC.REF: ESPENSHADE, 1942ESPENSHADE, 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.SYMBOLS LOCATE PITS IN KINGS CREEK TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000 , ERRONEOUSLY LABELED CLAY PITS1942 RECON ESPENSHADE, G. H., MN OCCURRENCEEspenshade, 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.ESPENSHADE, 1942 , TOPO, 1971