| Deposit ID | 10106057 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027590 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ellison Ore Bank Mine |
| Related records | 10175417 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.27593, 35.27538 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 262 |
| Relative position | 1.4 KM SOUTH OF BESSEMER CITY ATHLETIC FIELD; MINE LOCATION NOT EXACT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Gaston(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bessemer City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Gastonia(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Catawba(hydrologic unit)
Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Gaston |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Result | THREE ANAYLSES SHOW IN PERCENT FE 52.61 TO 69.87 , SI 23.8 , P TRACE TO 0.016 , ALO 0.96 , MGO 1.3 , S NONE |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -81.27593, 35.27538 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northnortheast |
| General form | LENSES |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 20 E |
| Dip | VERTICAL |
| Thickness | 3.7M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1800 |
| Year of first production | 1800 |
| District name | Kings Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 33.7M |
| Overall length | 82.3M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027590 |
NITZE, 1893; KERR, 1893
NITZE, H. B. C., 1893 , IRON ORES OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 1 , TEXT 239 P., MINE TEXT P. 105
KERR, W. C., AND HANNA, G. B., 1893 , ORES OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY REPORT VOL. 2 , TEXT P. 125 - 359 , MINE TEXT P. 161
MINE IN BESSEMER CITY TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000
1893 RECON KERR, N.C. STATE, MINE DESCRIPTIONS
1893 RECON NITZE, N.C. STATE, MINE DESCRIPTIONS
KERR, 1893
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE VARIED FROM 1.5 M TO 3.7 M THICK, AVERAGED 2.1 M TO 2.5 M THICK OF GRANULAR MAGNETITE MIXED WITH HEMATITE OF GREAT PURITY |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1977 | Whitlow, Jesse W. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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