Wyatt Mine

Unknown in York county in South Carolina, United States with commodity Barium-Barite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10078181
MRDS ID W026362
Record type Site
Current site name Wyatt Mine
Related records 10177438

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.35512, 35.15431 (WGS84)
Elevation 247
Relative position 1.3 MILES S18E OF DIXON GAP

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

York(county)

South Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Kings Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Gastonia(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Broad(hydrologic unit)

Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States South Carolina York

Comments on the location information

  • MINE LOCATED AT MINE SHAFT SYMBOL ON KINGS MOUNTAIN TOPO
  • Mine Located At Mine Shaft Symbol On Kings Mountain Topo

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Sericite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Battleground Schist
    Rock description Battleground Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.35512, 35.15431

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Battleground Schist Strikes N45e And Dips 30 To 60se.

Ore body information

  • General form VEINS AND LENSES
    Thickness 1.83M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Near Contact Of Battleground Schist And Bessemer Granite

Comments on the geologic information

  • BATTLEGROUND SCHIST STRIKES N45E AND DIPS 30 TO 60SE.
  • KINGS MOUNTAIN BELT

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1930

Mining district

District name Kings Mountain District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Wyatt, Emmett
    Home office Kings Creek, Sc

Comments on the workings information

  • FIVE SURFACE PITS AND ONE 60-FT DEEP SHAFT. ONE OF THE SURFACE PITS WAS A TRENCH 60 FT LONG AND 8 FT DEEP

Comments on development

  • MINED ON CONTRACT - SUPPLIED THE KINGS CREEK MILL WITH ABOUT TWO CARLOADS OF HAND COBBED ORE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KEITH,A. AND STERREH,D.B.,1931.DESCRIPTION OF THE GAFFNEY AND KINGS MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLES : U.S.G.S.,GEOL. ATLAS FOLIO SER.,NO.222 13P.(P.10-THE WYATT MINE IS DISCUSSED IN THE PARAGRAPH ABOUT "AN OLD MINE" UNDER THE OTHER DEPOSITS SECTION)

  • Deposit

    VAN HORN,E.C.,LEGRAND,J.R. AND MCMURRAY,L.L.,1949,GEOLOGY AND PRELIMINARY ORE DRESSING STUDIES OF THE CAROLINA BARITE BELT,S.C. RESEARCH,PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD,BULLETIN 18,P.13.

  • Deposit

    MCCAULEY,C.K.,1962,BARIUM RESOURCES OF SOUTH CAROLINA: S.C.STATE DEVELOPMENT BOARD. DIV.OF GEOLOGY, BULL.27,22 P.

  • Deposit

    Keith,A. And Sterret,D.B.,1931.Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles : U.S.G.S.,Geol. Atlas Folio Ser.,No.222 13p.(P.10-The Wyatt Mine Is Discussed In The Paragraph About An Old Mine" Under The Other Deposits Section)Keith,A. And Sterret,D.B.,1931.Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles : U.S.G.S.,Geol. Atlas Folio Ser.,No.222 13p.(P.10-The Wyatt Mine Is Discussed In The Paragraph About An Old Mine" Under The Other Deposits Section)

  • Deposit

    Van Horn,E.C., Legrand,J.R., Mcmurray,L.L.,1949, Geology And Preliminary Ore Dressing Studies Of The Carolina Barite Belt: South Carolina Research, Planning And Development Board, Div.Of Geology, Bull.No.18, P.15.Van Horn,E.C., Legrand,J.R., Mcmurray,L.L.,1949, Geology And Preliminary Ore Dressing Studies Of The Carolina Barite Belt: South Carolina Research, Planning And Development Board, Div.Of Geology, Bull.No.18, P.15.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN 6 FT THICK IS REPORTED FOR THE SURFACE TRENCH LISTED UNDER WORKINGS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1981 Maybin, Arthur H. III (Zupan, Alan-Jon W.) South Carolina Geological Survey
Editor 01-DEC-2002 Nicholson, S.W. U.S. Geological Survey Added Continent, Country, And State Fields; Formatted Fields Where Necessary

Beyond USGS

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