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Unnamed Prospect 2,825 Feet S 10

Occurrence in Cleveland county in North Carolina, United States with commodities Lithium, Tin
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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. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10151336
MAS/MILS ID 0370450015
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Prospect 2,825 Feet S 10
Alternate or previous names E of Park Yarn Mill, Old Ledoux Prospects, Blue Ridge Tin Corporation Prospe, Cts

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -81.37792, 35.20651 (WGS84)
Elevation 274

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cleveland(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Grover(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 North Carolina Cleveland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lithium Critical Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Unknown
Feldspar Unknown
Muscovite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -81.37792, 35.20651
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PEGMATITE
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Secondary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Kings Mountain District

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

    KESLER, T. L., 1942, THE TIN-SPODUMENE BELT OF THE CAROLINAS

  • Deposit

    PRELIMINARY REPORT/ U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 936-J,

  • Deposit

    TO 269.

  • Deposit

    KEITH, A. & STERRETT, D. B., 1917, TIN RESOURCES OF THE KING

  • Deposit

    MOUNTAIN DISTRICT, NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CAROLINA/ U. S.

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 660-D, PP. 132-146.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit YEAR ENTERED-1975 NO RESERVE ESTIMATE CAN BE MADE DUE TO THE IRREGULAR OCCURRENCE. EXTENT OF THE PEGMATITE BODIES DEPOSIT OCCURS IN ACTIVE MINING AREA OF CAROLINA TIN-SPODUME

Reporter information

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

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