| Deposit ID | 10081913 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044349 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Manganese Pit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.46043, 35.11261 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 210 |
| Relative position | 2.98 MILES N 28 W 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 |
|---|---|
| Clay | Primary |
| Manganese Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Schist | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Battleground Schist (Manganese Schist Member) | ||||
| Rock description | Battleground Schist (Manganese Schist Member) | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -81.46043, 35.11261 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Commodity type | Both |
|---|---|
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Kings Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Broad River Brick Co., Division Of Boren Clay Products |
| Home office | P. O. Box 550, Gaffney, Sc 29340 (803-489-8145) |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.438HA |
| Overall depth | 15.24M |
| Overall length | 304.8M |
| Overall width | 15.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044349 |
UNPUBLISHED DATA, S.C. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
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.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.
Sc Geol. Survey And Bumines State Liaison Officer For Sc.Sc Geol. Survey And Bumines State Liaison Officer For Sc.
Unpublished Data, S.C. Geological SurveyUnpublished Data, S.C. Geological Survey
Field Obs Scgs
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | EXHALATIVE MANGANESE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1975 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1998 | Maybin, Arthur H. III | 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: Combined With Record W022391 [Which Has Been Deleted] |
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