| Deposit ID | 10078913 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027617 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Walter and Gerard Manganese Mine |
| Related records | 10199779 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.26232, 35.28121 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 256 |
| Relative position | 1.2 KM ESE OF BESSEMER CITY ATHLETIC FIELD; MINE LOCATION NOT EXACT |
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)
Upper 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 |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Spessartite | Gangue |
| Result | IN PERCENT, MN AS TOTAL OXIDE 3.21 , AS PYROLUSITE 3.00 , AS SILICATE 7.72 , TOTAL SI 44.79 , FE 4.52 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||
| |||
| (1) | -81.26232, 35.28121 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northeast Plunging Fold |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Near Apex Of Fold |
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1890 |
| Year of first production | 1890 |
| District name | Kings Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 7.5M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027617 |
SRC.REF: WHITE, 1944
WHITE, WILLIAM A., 1944 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN NORTH CAROLINA (ADVANCE REPORT): NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT, DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, M.I. NO. 2 , TEXT 14 P., MAP AT 1:120,000 , MINE TEXT P. 5
MINE LOCATION IN BESSEMER CITY TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000
1944 GEOCHEM WHITE, N.C. STATE, MINE DESCRIPTION AND ORE ANALYSI
WHITE, 1944
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MANGANESE MASSES; MANGANESE CONTENT USUALLY DECREASES WITH DEPTH AS VEINS AND STAINS; BROAD MANGANIFEROUS SCHIST LENS TRACED 1.5 KM SW AND SE |
| Deposit | BATTLEGROUND UNIT SERICITE TO PHYLLITIC SCHIST |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1978 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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