| Deposit ID | 10089595 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027638 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Jeff Martin Shaft |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.49543, 35.08511 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 207 |
| Relative position | 5.5 KM WNW OF KINGS CREEK TOWN |
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 |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Manganese Ox-Hydrous | Ore |
| Wad | Ore |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Spessartite | Gangue |
| Result | REPORTS 15 TO 57 PERCENT MANGANESE METAL DEPENDING ON SKILL OF HAND SORTERS |
|---|---|
| Result | ALSO ABOUT 5 PERCENT IRON |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||
| |||
| (1) | -81.49543, 35.08511 |
|---|
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 15M |
| Length | 150M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 15M |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
|---|---|
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| Year of first production | 1900 |
| District name | Kings Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | W. R. Bonsal Co., Inc. |
| Home office | Hamlet |
| First year | 1942 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jeff Martin, 1942 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027638 |
SRC.REF: KEITH, 1931
KEITH, ARTHUR, 1931 , GAFFNEY-KINGS MOUNTAIN S.C. - N.C. FOLIO NO. 222: USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U.S., MINE TEXT P. 12 , 13 , TEXT 13 P.
ESPENSHADE, G. H., 1942 , GAFFNEY-KINGS MOUNTAIN S.C. - N.C. MANGANESE OCCURRENCES: USGS MINERAL DEPOSITS OFFICE FILE REPORT, MINE TEXT P. 3 , TEXT 5 P.
MINE SITE LOCATED IN KINGS CREEK TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000
1931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., GEOLOGIC DESCRIPTION
1942 DIREXPL BONSAL, MORE THAN 11 CORE DRILLS
1942 RECON ESPENSHADE, G. H., MINE DESCRIPTION
ESPENSHADE, 1942
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.
Espenshade, G. H., 1942 , Gaffney-Kings Mountain S.C. - N.C. Manganese Occurrences: USGS Mineral Deposits Office File Report, Mine Text P. 4 , Text 5 P.Espenshade, G. H., 1942 , Gaffney-Kings Mountain S.C. - N.C. Manganese Occurrences: USGS Mineral Deposits Office File Report, Mine Text P. 4 , Text 5 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MANGANESE MASSES, IN PLACES PARALLEL, IN MANGANIFEROUS BELT; MANGANESE OXIDES BECOME SCARCER AT DEPTH, ABOUT 15 M |
| Deposit | BATTLEGROUND UNIT SERICITE TO PHYLLITIC SCHIST ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1977 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. 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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