Commodities
TertiaryLithium, Tin
Commodity typeM
Materials
Other materialsAlabandite, Apatite, Cassiterite, Kaolinite, Microcline, Muscovite, Quartz, Spodumene
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10175039
MRDS IDW027011
Alternate namesFaires Prospect, E. C. Faires Property, Atlas Shaft
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.22091, -81.34922
References
KESLER, T. L., 1942, THE TIN-SPODUMENE BELT OF THE CAROLINASPRELIMINARY REPORT/ U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 936-J,TO 269.GRATON, L. C., 1906, RECONNAISSANCE OF SOME GOLD AND TIN DEPOF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS/ U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETNUMBER 293, P. 31-57.GRIFFITTS, W. R. & OLSON, J. C., 1953, MICA DEPOSITS OF THESOUTHEASTERN PIEDMONT, PART 5, SHELBY-HICKORY DISTRICT NORTHCAROLINA/ U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 248-D,221-226.KEITH, A. & STERRETT, D. B., 1917, TIN RESOURCES OF THE KINGMOUNTAIN DISTRICT, NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CAROLINA/ U. S.GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 660-D, P. 132-146.PRATT, J. H. & STERRETT, D. B., 1904, THE TIN DEPOSITS OF THCAROLINAS/ NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 19, PP.