| Deposit ID | 10106058 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027596 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Yellow Ridge Ore Bank Mine |
| Related records | 10150813 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.32232, 35.21705 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 283 |
| Relative position | 3.4 KM SE OF KINGS MOUNTAIN CITY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Gaston(county)
North 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 Catawba(hydrologic unit)
Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Gaston |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Sulfur | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Result | ORE ANALYSES SHOW IN PERCENT FE 37.4 TO 63.2 , SI 8.39 , P TRACE TO 0.03 , S 0.03 TO 1.5 , ALO 0.054 , MNO 0.8 , CAO 1.38 , MGO TRACE, TI ACID TRACE |
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| Host or associated | Host | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Battleground Schist | ||||||
| Rock description | Battleground Schist | ||||||
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| (1) | -81.32232, 35.21705 |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northnortheast |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Ore Zone Partly Along Nne Trending Fault |
| General form | PARALLEL BEDS |
|---|---|
| Strike | NE |
| Dip | NEAR 90 W |
| Thickness | 6M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1850 |
| Year of first production | 1850 |
| District name | Kings Mountain District |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 36M |
| Overall length | 219.46M |
| Overall width | 60M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027596 |
NITZE, 1893 , KERR, 1893
NITZE, H. B. C., 1893 , IRON ORES OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 1 , TEXT 239 P., MINE TEXT P. 107 , 108
KERR, W. C., AND HANNA, G. B., 1893 , ORES OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY REPORT VOL. 2 , TEXT P. 125 - 359 , MINE TEXT P. 162
KEITH, ARTHUR, 1931 , GAFFNEY-KINGS MOUNTAIN S.C. - N.C. FOLIO NO. 222: USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U.S., TEXT 13 P., MINE TEXT P. 9, MINE SITED ON MAP AT 1:62,500
MINE IN KINGS MOUNTAIN TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000
1893 RECON KERR, N.C. STATE, MINE DESCRIPTIONS
1893 RECON NITZE, N.C. STATE, MINE DESCRIPTIONS
1931 GEOMAP KEITH, MINE LOCATIONS
NITZE, 1893
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TWO MAGNETITE ORE BEDS, ONE 6 M THICK AND PYRITIC, OTHER 3 M AND NO PYRITE; ORE THINS TO 2 M THICK ABOUT 100 M TO SOUTH AND NO PYRITE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1977 | Whitlow, Jesse W. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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