| Deposit ID | 10078918 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027622 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | J. A. Stewart Manganese Property |
| Related records | 10272450 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.36343, 35.16733 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 265 |
| Relative position | 8.6 KM SSE OF KINGS MOUNTAIN CITY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cleveland(county)
North 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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Cleveland |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Spessartite | Gangue |
| Result | IN PERCENT, MN AS TOTAL OXIDE 9.85 , AS PYROLUSITE 8.80 , MN SILICATE 8.12 , TOTAL SI 39.19 , FE 5.35 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||
| |||
| (1) | Blacksburg Formation |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Plunging Nne Kings Mountain Range Antiform |
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | VERTICAL |
| Thickness | 2M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1890 |
| Year of first production | 1917 |
| District name | Kings Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027622 |
SRC.REF: WHITE, 1944
KEITH, ARTHUR, 1931 , GAFFNEY-KINGS MOUNTAIN S.C. - N.C. FOLIO NO. 222 : USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U.S., TEXT 13 P., SYMBOL LOCATES MINE ON MAP AT 1:62,500
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 , MINE TEXT P. 4 , TEXT 14 P.
MINE SITE IN KINGS MOUNTAIN TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000
1931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., MINE LOCATIONS
1944 GEOCHEM WHITE, N.C. STATE, MINE DESCRIPTION AND ORE ANALYSIS
KEITH, 1931
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BATTLEGROUND UNIT SERICITE TO PHYLLITIC SCHIST |
| Deposit | MANGANESE MASSES; MANGANESE CONTENT DECREASES WITH DEPTH AS VEINS AND STAINS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1977 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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