Unnamed Manganese Mine Fl - 059

Unknown in Cherokee county in South Carolina, United States with commodities Manganese, Iron
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10106059
MRDS ID W027624
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Manganese Mine Fl - 059

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.39372, 35.15201 (WGS84)
Elevation 265
Relative position 5.4 KM ESE OF GROVER, N.C., WITHIN KINGS MOUNTAIN NATIONAL MILITARY PARK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cherokee(county)

South Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Grover(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)

Federal lands

Kings Mountain National Military Park(National Military Park)

National Military Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States South Carolina Cherokee

Comments on the location information

  • ON WESTERN SPUR OF KINGS MOUNTAIN RANGE
  • On Western Spur of Kings Mountain Range

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary
Iron Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • WADDY SCHIST OCCURS IN ZONES WITH AVERAGE WIDTH 22 TO 30 M, IN PLACES 90 M, AND LENGTH OF 300 M TO 600 M, SEVERAL PARALLEL ZONES MAY OCCUR 150 M TO 300 M APART; MANGANESE OXIDES BECOME SCARCER AT DEPTH, ABOUT 15 M
  • Garnetiferous Manganese Oxides, Hydroxides, and Silicates

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrolusite Ore
Manganese Ox-Hydrous Ore
Wad Ore
Magnetite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Spessartite Gangue

Analytical data

Result REPORTS 15 TO 57 PERCENT MANGANESE METAL DEPENDING ON SKILL OF HAND SORTERS
Result ALSO ABOUT 5 PERCENT IRON

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.39372, 35.15201

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LINEAR
    Thickness 60M
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Garnetiferous Manganiferous Schist Lenses At Top Of Battleground Schist Unit

Comments on the geologic information

  • KINGS MOUNTAIN BELT

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1900

Mining district

District name Kings Mountain District

Land status

Ownership category National Park

Comments on the production information

  • INFORMATION LACKING

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • LARGE VOLUME OF LOW-GRADE MANGANESE SCHISTS PRESENT

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 37M

Comments on the workings information

  • MINE SHAFT 2.5 BY 3 M LOCATED 90 M NORTHEAST OF ROADCUT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Analytical Data

    SRC.REF: KEITH, 1931

  • Deposit

    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 , MINE LOCATED ON MAP AT 1:62,500 , TEXT 13 P.

  • Deposit

    SYMBOL LOCATES MINE SITE IN GROVER TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000 ESPENSHADE,, G. H., 1942 , GAFFNEY-KINGS MOUNTAIN S.C. - N.C. MANGANESE OCCURRENCES: USGS MINERAL DEPOSITS OFFICE FILE REPORT, MINE TEXT P. 5 , TEXT 5 P.

  • Deposit

    1931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., MINE LOCATIONS

  • Deposit

    1942 RECON ESPENSHADE, G. H., MINE DESCRIPTIONS

  • Production

    KEITH, 1931

  • Deposit

    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., Mine Located On Map At 1:62,500 , Text 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., Mine Located On Map At 1:62,500 , Text 13 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit HIGHWAY U.S. 29 EXPOSES MANGANIFEROUS ZONE 60 M WIDE AND 4 M HIGH IN ROADCUT; THIN BRECCIATED VEINS OF GARNET AND QUARTZ RATHER COMMON IN SCHISTS
Deposit BATTLEGROUND UNIT SERICITE TO PHYLLITIC SCHIST ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1977 D'Agostino, John P. U.S. Geological Survey Mine Site Located In Grover Topo Quad At 1:24,000
Editor 01-DEC-2002 Nicholson, S.W. U.S. Geological Survey Added Continent, Country, And State Fields; Formatted Fields Where Necessary

Beyond USGS

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