| Deposit ID | 10081925 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044365 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | E.P. Pitts Sand Pit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -79.14976, 34.19432 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 12 |
| Relative position | 2.6 MILES SOUTH OF NICHOLS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Horry(county)
South Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Nichols(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Florence(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Florence(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Little Pee Dee(hydrologic unit)
Lower Pee Dee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Pee Dee(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | South Carolina | Horry |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silica | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Sand | Ore |
| Result | 99.5% SIO2 |
|---|---|
| Result | 0.025-0.035% FE2O3 AFTER SIMPLE WASHING AND SIZING |
| Result | QUARTZ GRAINS ARE CLEAN AND COLORLESS, FREE OF STAINS AND INCLUSIONS |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel | ||
| |||
| (1) | -79.14976, 34.19432 |
|---|
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1.52M |
| Width | 243.84M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 1.52M |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
|---|---|
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1946 |
| Year of last production | 1975 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | E. P. Pitts Sand Corp., |
| Home office | P. O. Box 94, Nichols, Sc 29581 |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 1.52M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044365 |
UNPUBLISHED S.C. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DATA
JOHNSON, H.S., JR., 1958, HIGH-SILICA SAND DEPOSITS NEAR NICHOLS, SOUTH CAROLINA: DIVISION OF GEOLOGY, STATE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, MINERAL INDUSTRIES LABORATORY MONTHLY BULLETIN, VOL. 2, NO. 2, P. 10-12.
BUIE, B.F. AND ROBINSON, G.C., 1958, SILICA FOR GLASS MANUFACTURE IN SOUTH CAROLINA: DIVISION OF GEOLOGY, STATE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, BULL. NO. 23, P. 26-27.
Field Obs Scgs
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SAND OCCURS AS LOW, ELONGATE RIDGES TRENDING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST PARALLEL TO THE LUMBER AND LITTLE PEE DEE RIVERS. THE SAND HAS BEEN MINED ON THE EAST BANK FROM ABOUT 1.5 MILES SOUTH OF THE JUNCTION OF THE LUMBER RIVE WITH THE LITTLE PEE DEE RIVER TO ABOUT 1.5 MILES NORTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 76. IN THE EIGHT MILE LONG BELT FROM LOCHER SILICA CORPORATION SOUTH-SOUTHWEST TO S.C. HIGHWAY 917 AT SANDY BLUFF BRIDGE, THE DEPOSITS CONTAIN AN ESTIMATED TWO MILLION TONS OF CLEAN, WHITE SAND. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1982 | Maybin, Arthur H. III (Zupan, Alan-Jon W.) | 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 |
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