| Deposit ID | 10106017 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026998 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ka-Mi Tin Mine Property |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.2351, 35.44704 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 288 |
| Relative position | 3.7 KM NNE OF LONG SHOALS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lincoln(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lincolnton East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Gastonia(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Fork Catawba(hydrologic unit)
Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Lincoln |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tin Critical | Primary |
| Lithium Critical | Primary |
| Quartz | Tertiary |
| Feldspar | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cassiterite | Ore |
| Feldspar | Ore |
| Quartz | Ore |
| Spodumene | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Mica Gneiss Unit | ||||||
| Rock description | Mica Gneiss Unit | ||||||
| |||||||
| (1) | -81.2351, 35.44704 |
|---|
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | VARIES, N 15 E |
| Dip | VARIES, 65 NW |
| Thickness | 1.83M |
| Length | 10M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Kings Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ka-Mi Tin Conc. Co. |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 9M |
| Overall depth | 42M |
| Overall length | 685.8M |
| Overall width | 300M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026998 |
KESLER, T. L., 1942, THE TIN-SPODUMENE BELT OF THE CAROLINAS, USGS BULL. 936 J, TABLE 18, P. 245 TO 269
MINE IN LINCOLNTON EAST TOPO QUAD AT 1: 24,000
1942 RECON KESLER, MINE DESCRIPTION
KESLER, 1942
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PEGMATITES ARE FROM SMALL STRINGERS TO 45 M THICK AND AS MUCH AS 300 M LONG; HOST ROCK IS MOSTLY QUARTZ MUSCOVITE SCHIST |
| Deposit | NUMEROUS PEGMATITE BODIES OF DIFFERENT SIZES; OXIDIZED BODIES PLACERED FOR ORE; FRESH ROCK MINED |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1977 | Whitlow, Jesse W. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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