| Deposit ID | 10079098 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027999 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mccaw Iron Mine |
| Related records | 10226196 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.44233, 35.03591 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 192 |
| Relative position | 4.2 KM SOUTH OF KINGS CREEK CITY; MINE LOCATION NOT EXACT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
York(county)
South Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Kings Creek(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | South Carolina | York |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Result | SEVEN SAMPLES SHOW RANGE IN PERCENT OF SI 4.94 TO 23.16 , FE 50.79 TO 67.71 , P 0.011 TO 0.055 , TITANIUM NONE |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| (1) | -81.44233, 35.03591 |
|---|
| General form | BEDDED |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 2M |
| Width | 3.3M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
|---|---|
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| Year of first production | 1901 |
| District name | Kings Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 9M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027999 |
SRC.REF: SLOAN, 1908
SLOAN, E., 1908 , MINERAL LOCALITIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA: SOUTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, SERIES IV, BULL. NO. 2 , TEXT 503 P., MINE TEXT P. 114
MINE IN KINGS CREEK TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000
1908 RECON SLOAN, STATE S.C., MINERAL LOCALITIE
SLOAN, 1908
Sloan, E., 1908 , Mineral Localities Of South Carolina: South Carolina Geol. Survey, Series Iv, Bull. No. 2 , Text 503 P., Mine Text P. 226 , 239Sloan, E., 1908 , Mineral Localities Of South Carolina: South Carolina Geol. Survey, Series Iv, Bull. No. 2 , Text 503 P., Mine Text P. 226 , 239
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE IRREGULARLY APPEARS IN INCLOSING SCHISTS |
| Deposit | SLOAN STATES MC CAW IRON ORE PROBABLY DERIVED FROM ALTERATION OF PYRITE; NO PYRITE REPORTED AT MINE SITE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1978 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey | Quarry In Grover Topo Quad At 1:24,000 |
| Editor | 01-DEC-2002 | Nicholson, S.W. | U.S. Geological Survey | Added Continent, Country, And State Fields; Formatted Fields Where Necessary |
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