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Wharton Mine

Past Producer in Anderson county in South Carolina, United States with commodity Mica
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  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 10080750
MRDS ID W032102
Record type Site
Current site name Wharton Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.74957, 34.29203 (WGS84)
Elevation 207
Relative position 5 MILE S79 W OF IVA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Anderson(county)

South Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Iva(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Abbeville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Greenville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Savannah(hydrologic unit)

Savannah(hydrologic accounting unit)

Ogeechee-Savannah(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States South Carolina Anderson

Comments on the location information

  • MEASURED FROM INTERSECTION OF SC HIGHWAYS 413 AND 184
  • 5.0 Miles S79w Measured From Intersection of Sc Highways 413 and 184, Iva 7.5 Quad

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MICA SHEETS UP TO 8 INCHES ACROSS ARE IN THE DUMPS (1943-45) AND A FEW PIECES WOULD YIELD 2X3-INCH SHEETS. MICA HAS A GREENISH CAST AND SPLITS WELL, BUT IS BADLY CLAY-STAINED AND RULED.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Muscovite Ore
Feldspar Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 39
USGS model code 13f
Deposit model name Mica pegmatites

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -82.74957, 34.29203
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Width 4.57M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Pegmatite- Hartwell District

Comments on the geologic information

  • COUNTRY ROCK: DECOMPOSED MICA SCHIST WITH STREAKS OF HORNBLENDE SCHIST-FOLIATION STRIKES NE WITH VARIABLE DIP.
  • Inner Piedmont

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of last production 1923

Mining district

District name Hartwell District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Sam Wharton

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN-CUT ALONG NORTHWEST SIDE OF SMALL STREAM, TWO CROSSCUT TUNNELS, AND AN ADIT A FEW FEET NORTHEAST OF THE OPEN CUT: ADDITIONAL PROSPECT PIT 200 FEET WEST-SOUTHWEST OF MAIN WORKINGS-1923
  • Abandoned Open-Cut With 2 Crosscut Tunnels and Adit With Additional Prospect Pits

Comments on development

  • MINE PROBABLY WORKED INTERMITTENTLY FROM ABOUT 1890 TO 1920

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STERRETT, D.B., 1923, MICA DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 740, P72-288

  • Deposit

    GRIFFITTS, W.R., AND OLSON, J.C., 1953 MICA DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN PIEDMONT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PP248E, P.293-324

  • Deposit

    SLOAN, E., 1908, CATALOGUE OF THE MINERAL LOCALITIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA, S.C. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, SERIES 4, BULL. NO.2, PP.144-145

  • Deposit

    Sterrett, D.B., 1923, Mica Deposits Of The United States U.S. Geological Survey Bull. 740, P72-288Sterrett, D.B., 1923, Mica Deposits Of The United States U.S. Geological Survey Bull. 740, P72-288

  • Deposit

    Griffitts, W.R., And Olson, J.C., 1953, Mica Deposits Of The Southeastern Piedmont: U.S. Geological Survey, Professional Paper 248e, P. 293-324Griffitts, W.R., And Olson, J.C., 1953, Mica Deposits Of The Southeastern Piedmont: U.S. Geological Survey, Professional Paper 248e, P. 293-324

  • Deposit

    Sloan, E., 1908 , Mineral Localities Of South Carolina: South Carolina Geological Survey, Series Iv, Bulletin No. 2Sloan, E., 1908 , Mineral Localities Of South Carolina: South Carolina Geological Survey, Series Iv, Bulletin No. 2

  • Deposit

    Field Obs Scgs

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Updated 9/98 By Ahm. Scgs

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1982 Maybin, Arthur H. III (Mittwede, Steven) South Carolina Geological Survey Field Obs
Updater 01-SEP-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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