Unnamed Barite Prospect Fl-027

Unknown in York county in South Carolina, United States with commodity Barium-Barite
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10078182
MRDS ID W026363
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Barite Prospect Fl-027

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.33872, 35.14401 (WGS84)
Elevation 253
Relative position 10.1 KM SOUTH OF KINGS MOUNTAIN CITY, N. C.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

York(county)

South 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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States South Carolina York

Comments on the location information

  • WITHIN KINGS MOUNTAIN STATE PARK; ON EAST SLOPE OF KINGS MOUNTAIN RANGE
  • Within Kings Mountain State Park; On East Slope of Kings Mountain Range
  • Mine Site Located In Kings Creek Topo Quad At 1 : 24,000

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Massive Barite

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.33872, 35.14401

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LINEAR
    Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1900

Mining district

District name Kings Mountain District

Land status

Ownership category State Park

Comments on the production information

  • PROSPECT ONLY

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PROBABLY SOME LOW - GRADE BARITE ORE STILL PRESENT

Comments on the workings information

  • PROSPECT PIT

Comments on development

  • PART OF CAROLINA BARITE BELT, WHICH IS ABOUT 40 KM LONG, MOSTLY 30 M WIDE BUT AS MUCH AS 0.8 KM WIDE AND 3.2 KM WIDE, WITH ABOUT 400 BARITE OCCURRENCES REPORTED

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KEITH, A., 1931 , GAFFNEY - KINGS MOUNTAIN S. C. - N. C. FOLIO NO. 222 , USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U. S., TEXT 13 P., SYMBOL LOCATES MINE ON MAP AT 1 : 62,500

  • Deposit

    MINE SITE IN KINGS MOUNTAIN TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 24,000

  • Deposit

    1931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., MINE LOCATION

  • Production

    KEITH, 1931

  • Deposit

    Keith,A. And Sterret,D.B.,1931.Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles : U.S.G.S.,Geol. Atlas Folio Ser.,No.222 13p. , Mine Located On Map At 1 : 62,500 , Text 13 P.Keith,A. And Sterret,D.B.,1931.Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles : U.S.G.S.,Geol. Atlas Folio Ser.,No.222 13p. , Mine Located On Map At 1 : 62,500 , Text 13 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MOST BARITE MINES AND OCCURRENCES NEAR CONTACT OF BATTLEGROUND SCHIST AND BESSEMER GRANITE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1977 D'Agostino, John P. U.S. Geological Survey
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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