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Plyler Chromite Prospect

Prospect in Iredell county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Chromium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10248847
MAS/MILS ID 0370970001
Record type Site
Current site name Plyler Chromite Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -80.8104, 35.88319 (WGS84)
Elevation 236

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Iredell(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Harmony(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Salisbury(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Yadkin(hydrologic unit)

Upper Pee Dee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Pee Dee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Iredell

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chlorite Unknown
Chromite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Olivine Unknown
Serpentine Unknown
Talc Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -80.8104, 35.88319
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 1HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Type of Orebody #2 OTHER
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 OTHER
    Total Surface Area (HA) 1
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only
Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CHARLES E HUNTER ET AL 1942 NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF

  • Deposit

    CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN 42 CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF

  • Deposit

    CAROLINA PP 16 17

  • Deposit

    JASPER L STUCKEY & STEPHEN G CONRAD 1958 NORTH CAROLINA

  • Deposit

    DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN 71 EXPLANA

  • Deposit

    TEXT FOR GEOLOGIC MAP OF NORTH CAROLINA PP 19-20

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit YEAR ENTERED 1975 THE TYPE GRADE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS & CR FE RATIO OF THE CHROMITE NOT AVAILABLE RECORD 050 ABOUT 100 TONS OF ORE WAS TAKEN OUT & STOCKED THI MATERIAL AVERAGES ABOUT 15% CHROMITE RECORD 060 DUNITE IS HIGHLY SERPENTINIZED RECORD 080 CHROMITE OCCURS IN SMALL DISSEMINATED ZONES WHICH TOO IRREGULAR & NOT CLOSELY ENOUGH CONNECTED TO MINE NO RESE ESTIMATE CAN BE MADE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Lyday, Travis Q. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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