Hallman-Beam Mine

Producer in Gaston county in North Carolina, United States with commodities Feldspar, Lithium, Mica
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Land status
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10199607
MRDS ID W021001
MAS/MILS ID 0370710033
Record type Site
Current site name Hallman-Beam Mine
Alternate or previous names Hallman-Bean Mine, Lithium Corporation of America Mine
Related records 10074662

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -81.01871, 35.3568 (WGS84)
Elevation 198

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gaston(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Holly(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Gaston

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Feldspar Tertiary
Lithium Critical Primary
Mica Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -81.01871, 35.3568

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Lithium Corp. Of America
    ID 3100530

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINERALIZATION*SPODUMEN

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORTS FEBRUARY 6 AND 8,

  • Deposit

    AND MARCH 14-15, 1972.

  • Deposit

    NC GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.

  • Deposit

    FROM 1975 EMJ DIR-ACTUAL ORE TONNAGE 347000, 1 TO 10 MILLION

  • Deposit

    WASTE. FROM 75-76 WORLD MINES REG-CRDDE CAP 2000 TPD, SPODUM

  • Deposit

    CONC.500000 TONS PER YEAR, ORE CONC CAP 1500 TPD. FROM 1974

  • Deposit

    EMP DATA-MINE 84 MEN.

  • Deposit

    A MILL IS LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE MINE

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSP 1981

  • Deposit

    CMS/RCF LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST.

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0370719001.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 09/28/1998
MSHA mine ID3100530
Mine name (MSHA)CHERRYVILLE MINE
Current operatorFmc - Lithium Division
Current controller (parent)FMC Corp
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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