Martin Place Barite Occurrence

Past Producer in Cherokee 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 10078201
MRDS ID W026389
Record type Site
Current site name Martin Place Barite Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.51873, 35.06151 (WGS84)
Elevation 207
Relative position 1.6 KM DUE EAST OF CHEROKEE FALLS; EXACT MINE LOCATION NOT KNOWN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cherokee(county)

South Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Blacksburg South(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 Cherokee

Comments on the location information

  • SOUTHWEST OF KINGS MOUNTAIN RANGE
  • Southwest of Kings Mountain Range

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ONLY FRAGMENTS OF BARITE FOUND NEAR A 1 M PIT AT ONE SITE; NO OTHER INDICATION OF BARITE IN VICINITY

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.51873, 35.06151

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS
    Depth to top 0M

Comments on the geologic information

  • Kings Mountain Belt, Battleground Schist

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1900

Mining district

District name Gaffney Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • PROSPECT ONLY

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ONLY ONE VERY SMALL BARITE OCCURRENCE IN THIS VICINITY

Comments on the workings information

  • ONE PIT, ONE METER IN SIZE
  • Abandoned

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VAN HORN, E. C., LE GRAND, J. R., AND MC MURRAY, L. L., 1949 GEOLOGY AND PRELIMINARY ORE DRESSING STUDIES OF THE CAROLINA BARITE BELT, RESEARCH PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BULL. NO. 18 , MINE TEXT P. 17 , TEXT 25 P.

  • Deposit

    OCCURRENCE IN KINGS CREEK TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 24,000

  • Deposit

    1949 OTHER VAN HORN, S. C. STATE, MINE INVESTIGATION AND ORE CHARACTERISTIC

  • Production

    VAN HORN, 1949

  • Deposit

    Van Horn, E.C.: Legrand, J.R.: Mcmurray, L.L., 1949, Geology And Preliminary Ore Dressing Studies Of The Carolina Barite Belt: Research, Planning And Development Board, Div. Of Geol., Bull. No. 18, P.17Van Horn, E.C.: Legrand, J.R.: Mcmurray, L.L., 1949, Geology And Preliminary Ore Dressing Studies Of The Carolina Barite Belt: Research, Planning And Development Board, Div. Of Geol., Bull. No. 18, P.17

  • Deposit

    Keith, A. And Sterrett, D.B., 1931, Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles: U.S.G.S., Geol. Atlas Folio Ser., No. 222, 13 P.Keith, A. And Sterrett, D.B., 1931, Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles: U.S.G.S., Geol. Atlas Folio Ser., No. 222, 13 P.

  • Deposit

    Abandoned

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ONLY ONE SMALL OUTCROP OF BARITE NOTED IN VICINITY
Deposit Updated 10/98 Ahm Scgs

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1977 D'Agostino, John P. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-OCT-1998 Maybin, Arthur H. III South Carolina 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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