North Carolina · Gaston County
Producer

Bessemer City Operations

Gaston County, North Carolina, United States
LithiumMicaFeldsparSilica
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Commodities
PrimaryLithium
SecondaryMica, Feldspar
TertiarySilica
Commodity typeB
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsBeryl, Feldspar, Hornblende, Mica, Quartz, Spodumene
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10151188
MRDS IDISM0480
Alternate namesBessemer Operations, Lithium Mine, Hallman Mine, Hallman-Beam Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.339, -81.31232
References
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