| Deposit ID | 10175039 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027011 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0370450009 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Faires Tin Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | E. C. Faires Property, Atlas Shaft, Faires Prospect |
| Related records | 10089470 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.34922, 35.22091 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 244 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cleveland(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Kings Mountain(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 | North Carolina | Cleveland |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Alabandite | Unknown |
| Apatite | Unknown |
| Cassiterite | Unknown |
| Kaolinite | Unknown |
| Microcline | Unknown |
| Muscovite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Spodumene | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -81.34922, 35.22091 |
|---|
| Strike | N30E | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 85W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 29M | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 2M | ||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Kings Mountain District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mr. E. C. Faires |
| Home office | North Carolina |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Atlas Collapsible Tube Co. |
| Home office | Illinois |
| Year | 1975 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0370450009 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027011 | MAS references MRDS |
KESLER, T. L., 1942, THE TIN-SPODUMENE BELT OF THE CAROLINAS
PRELIMINARY REPORT/ U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 936-J,
TO 269.
GRATON, L. C., 1906, RECONNAISSANCE OF SOME GOLD AND TIN DEP
OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS/ U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLET
NUMBER 293, P. 31-57.
GRIFFITTS, W. R. & OLSON, J. C., 1953, MICA DEPOSITS OF THE
SOUTHEASTERN PIEDMONT, PART 5, SHELBY-HICKORY DISTRICT NORTH
221-226.
KEITH, A. & STERRETT, D. B., 1917, TIN RESOURCES OF THE KING
MOUNTAIN DISTRICT, NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CAROLINA/ U. S.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 660-D, P. 132-146.
PRATT, J. H. & STERRETT, D. B., 1904, THE TIN DEPOSITS OF TH
CAROLINAS/ NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 19, PP.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | YEAR ENTERED-1975 RECORD 020/ ENTRY IS LAST KNOWN OWNER, 1906 RECORD 021/ ENTRY IS LAST KNOWN OPERATOR, 1942 NO RESERVE ESTIMATE CAN BE MADE DUE TO THE IRREGULAR OCCURRE EXTENT OF THE PEGMATITE BODIES DEPOSIT OCCURS IN ACTIVE MINING AREA OF CAROLINA TIN-SPODUME |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Lyday, Travis Q. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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