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J.W.Whitesides Prospect

Prospect in Gaston county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Tin
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  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. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10223956
MRDS ID W026978
MAS/MILS ID 0370710031
Record type Site
Current site name J.W.Whitesides Prospect
Alternate or previous names L.A.C.Kizer Prospect
Related records 10078579

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -81.29702, 35.3759 (WGS84)
Elevation 250
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gaston(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lincolnton West(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Gaston

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -81.29702, 35.3759
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Nc Tin Belt

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner L. A. C. Kizer
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner J. W. Whitesides
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MOON, LOWELL, BUMINES RI 6004, CAROLINA TIN BELT, 1940

  • Deposit

    KEITH AND STERRETT, GAFFNEY-KINGS MOUNTAIN FOLIO 222, USGS,

  • Deposit

    KESLER, T.L., TIN-SPODUMENE BELT OF THE CAROLINAS, USGS 936-

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit REC 801-809 ARE 1975 ENTRIES REC 020 OWNERS AS OF 1942 (702 TABLE 18) REC 030 COLS 14-30 FROM 702 PLATE 40 REC 040 COL 15-16 WATER .2 KM NORTH, ELECTRICITY POSSIBLY ON OR WITHIN 1 KM EAST REC 040 COL 65 NO INFO REC 050 INFO FROM 700 PP 24-25 REC 060 COL 37 LATE OR POST CARBONIFEROUS (701 PG 11) REC 060 COL 40 JOINTING (700 PG 24) REC 070 COL 24 FROM 700 PG 24 ESTIMATE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Schmidt U.S. Bureau of Mines

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