| Deposit ID | 10078579 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026978 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Whitesides and Kizer Mines |
| Related records | 10223956 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.2951, 35.37316 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 280 |
| Relative position | 9.9 KM NNW OF BESSEMER CITY ATHLETIC FIELD |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Gaston(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bessemer City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Gastonia(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Fork Catawba(hydrologic unit)
Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Gaston |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tin Critical | Primary |
| Lithium Critical | Primary |
| Quartz | Secondary |
| Feldspar | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cassiterite | Ore |
| Feldspar | Ore |
| Quartz | Ore |
| Spodumene | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Mica Gneiss Unit | ||||||
| Rock description | Mica Gneiss Unit | ||||||
| |||||||
| (1) | -81.2951, 35.37316 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Possible Shear System |
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 50 E, N 35 E |
| Dip | 70 NW, 35 NW |
| Thickness | 0.6M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| District name | Kings Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. W. Whitesides And L. A. C. Kizer |
| First year | 1942 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 3M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026978 |
KESLER, T. L., 1942, THE TIN - SPODUMENE BELT OF THE CAROLINAS, USGS BULL. 936 J, TABLE 18, P. 245 TO 269
MINES IN BESSEMER CITY TOPO QUAD AT 1: 24,000
1942 RECON KESLER, MINE DESCRIPTION
KESLER, 1942
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PEGMATITES IN QUARTZ MUSCOVITE SCHIST |
| Deposit | TWO OCCURRENCES; DIKES USUALLY THIN, SHORT AND OF UNKNOWN DEPTH |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1977 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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