Commodities
PrimaryREE
SecondaryZirconium, Titanium
Commodity typeM
Materials
Other materialsEpidote, Garnet, Ilmenite, Kaolin, Magnetite, Monazite, Quartz, Rutile, Staurolite, Zircon
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1955
Discovery year1879
Identification
Deposit ID10153408
MRDS IDW022343
Alternate namesHorse Creek, Hollow Creek, Town Creek
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.43825, -81.86044
References
KLINE, M.H., R.F. GRIFFITH, AND L.A. HANSON. HOLLOWCREEK, MONAZITE PLACER, AIKEN COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.BUMINES REPORT RME-3127, 1954, 29 PP.LEMONS, J.F., JR. AND L.V. COPPA. MINING AND PROCESSINGMETHODS AND COST MODELS FOR THE RECOVERY OF THORIUM FROMDOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. U.S. DEPT. OF ENERGY, GJBX-91(79),MAY 1979, PP. 26-49.MCCAULEY, C.K. EXPLORATION FOR HEAVY MINERALS ON HILTONHEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA. DIVISION OF GEOLOGY, SOUTHCAROLINA DEVELOPMENT BOARD, BULL. 26, 1960, P. 2.OVERSTREET, W.C., P.K. THEOBALD, JR., AND J.W. WHITLOW.THORIUM AND URANIUM RESOURCES IN MONAZITE PLACERS OF THEWESTERN PIEDMONT, NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA. MIN. ENG. (NY),V. 11, JULY 1959, PP. 709-714.WILLIAMS L. HEAVY MINERALS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. DIVISIONOF GEOLOGY, SOUTH CAROLINA DEVELOPMENT BOARD, BULL. 35,1967, 35 PP.WILLIAMS, L. HEAVY MINERALS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. DIVISIONCAROLINA STATE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, DIV. OF GEOLOGY,BULLETIN 35, COLUMBIA, S.C., 1967, PP. 7, 25, 26, 28.REFER TO SEQUENCE NOS. 0450030045, 0450030046, 0450030047.