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Northeast Barite Pit

Past Producer in Cherokee county in South Carolina, United States with commodities Barium-Barite, Lead, Copper, Fluorine-Fluorite
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  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 10078194
MRDS ID W026380
Record type Site
Current site name Northeast Barite Pit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.43483, 35.07371 (WGS84)
Elevation 174
Relative position 0.15 MILE 586E OF KINGS CREEK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cherokee(county)

South Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Kings Creek(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 Cherokee

Comments on the location information

  • MEASURED FROM THE INTERSECTION OF SC HWY 5 AND THE SOUTHERN RAILROAD TRACK
  • 0.15 Miles S31e of Kings Creek From the Intersection of Sc Hwy 5 and the Southern Railroad Track, Kings Creek 7.5 Quad

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary
Lead Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • BARITE PROBABLY SOLD FOR THE ADULTERATION OF SUGAR AND FLOUR OR AS A FILLER

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) -81.43483, 35.07371
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Sericite Schist

Ore body information

  • General form VEINS AND LENSES
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Barite Veins Enclosed In White Sericite Schist

Comments on the geologic information

  • Kings Mountain Belt, Battleground Schist

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Year of first production 1890
Year of last production 1931

Mining district

District name Kings Creek Barite District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Probably Cherokee Chemical Co.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Industrial Minerals, Inc.
    Home office P. O. Box 454, York,Sc 29745 (803-684-6000)

Comments on the workings information

  • INCLUDE A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL SURFACE PITS AND INCLINED DRIFTS OVER ANAREA OF ABOUT ONE ACRE (VAN HORN,1949).PIT OBSERVED (1982)BY PRESENT REPORTERS WAS 200 FT X 300 FT X 20 FT.
  • Abandoned

Comments on development

  • AGGREGATE PRODUCTION WAS THE GREATEST OF THE FIVE MAIN GROUPS OF BARITE WORKINGS AT KINGS CREEK.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VAN HORN,E.C.,LEGRAND,J.R.,MCMURRAY,L.L.,1949,GEOLOGY AND PRELIMINARY ORE DRESSING STUDIES OF THE CAROLINA BARITE BELT: RESEARCH,PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD,DIV.OF GEOLOGY,BULL.NO.18,P.15.

  • Deposit

    KEITH,A. AND STERRETT,D.B.,1931,DESCRIPTION OF THE GAFFNEY AND KINGS MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLES: U.S.G.S.,GEOL. ATLAS FOLIO SER.,NO.222,13P.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    Keith, A. And Sterrett, D.B., 1931, Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles: U.S.G.S., Geol. Atlas Folio Ser., No. 222, 13 P.Keith, A. And Sterrett, D.B., 1931, Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles: U.S.G.S., Geol. Atlas Folio Ser., No. 222, 13 P.

  • Deposit

    Abandoned

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THICKNESS OF VEINS AND LENSES RANGED FROM 4 INCHES TO 4 FEET,IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT HORIZONS.
Deposit ENTIRE KINGS CREEK LOCALITY ESTIMATED TO HAVE 30,000 TONS OF BARITE IN THE MINE DUMPS AND 133,000 TONS IN PLACE RESERVES (VAN HORN,ET.AL.){ HOWEVER,INDUSTRIAL MINERALS,INC. MINED BARITE AT KINGS CREEK AFTER VAN HORN,ET.AL.'S STUDY ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV
Deposit Entire Kings Mt District Estimated 30,000 Tons of Barite
Deposit Updated 10/98 Ahm Scgs

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1982 Maybin, Arthur H. III (Zupan, Alan-Jon W.) South Carolina Geological Survey Field Obs
Updater 01-OCT-1998 Maybin, Arthur H. III 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

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