| Deposit ID | 10078195 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026381 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Old Highway Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.44043, 35.06791 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 174 |
| Relative position | 0.44 MILE S23.5W OF KINGS CREEK |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | South Carolina | Cherokee |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Battleground Schist | ||||
| Rock description | Battleground Schist | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -81.44043, 35.06791 |
|---|
| General form | VEINS AND LENSES |
|---|---|
| Dip | VARIABLE-0-30 |
| Thickness | 0.38M |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
|---|---|
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Kings Creek Barite District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Industrial Minerals, Inc. |
| Home office | P. O. Box 454, York,Sc 29745 (803-684-6000) |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 45.72M |
| Overall width | 10.67M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026381 |
VAN HORN, E.C.: LEGRAND, J.R.: MCMURRAY, L.L., 1949, GEOLOGY AND PRELIMINARY ORE DRESSING STUDIES OF THE CAROLINA BARITE BELT: BESEARCH, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD, DIV. OF GEOL., BULL. NO. 18, P. 15.
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.
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.
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.
Abandoned
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| 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 HORN, ET, AL,'S STUDY ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Deposit | 80-90% Baso4 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1982 | Maybin, Arthur H. III (Zupan, Alan-Jon W.) | South Carolina Geological Survey | Field Obs |
| 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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