SOUTH CAROLINA. Amethyst. Has been found in Abbeville County near Lowndesville; Anderson County near Moffettsville. Aquamarine. Anderson County. See also Beryl. Asbestos. Narrow veins occur in Anderson County, 8 miles southwest of Anderson. Cherokee, Newberry, and Pickens counties. Oconee County, near Seneca. Spartanburg County, near Spartanburg. Not worked. Barite. Cherokee County, mined at Kings Creek. Beryl. Anderson County, a few crystals sufficiently clear to be cut for gems have been found at McConnel Place, 3 miles north of Anderson. Occurs at numerous points along the Anderson-Spartanburg zone. Cut for gems. Cassiterite (tin ore). Cherokee County, occurs in pegmatite veins near Gaffney and in residual placers which have been worked. Many attempts have been made to mine the deposits of Cherokee County and neighboring counties in North Carolina. Cement material (Portland). Many beds of marble in the western part of the State seem to be suitable for cement; but fuel, local market, and cheap transportation are lacking. Soft limestones (so-called “marls"), abundant in Coastal Plain, might make satisfactory cement material. Cerium. See Monazite and Polycrase. Chalcopyrite (copper pyrites). Was formerly mined in Abbeville County near Calhoun Falls; Saluda County, in Culbreath mine, 6 miles northeast of Saluda courthouse; York County, Big Wilson mine, near Yorkville, and Mary mine, 4 miles northeast of Yorkville. Clay (brick). Widely distributed. Dug in Abbeville County, at Abbeville. Aiken County, Hamburg and North Augusta. Anderson County, on Oconee side of Eighteen Mile Creek, near Pendleton. Beaufort County, Haresville. Cherokee County, Gaffney. Chester County, Leeds. Chesterfield County, Cheraw and Chesterfield. Darlington County, Society Hill. Dorchester County, Badham and Summerville. Florence County, Florence. Greenville County, Greenville, Woods Crossing, and Greer. Greenwood County, Greenwood and Wareville. Horry County, Conway. Kershaw County, Camden. Lancaster County, Van Wyck. Laurens County, Laurens. Lee County, Bishopville. Lexington County, Casey. Marion County, Dillon and Mullins. Newberry County, near Newberry. Oconee County, Richland and near Westminster. Orangeburg County, Orangeburg. Pickens County, Pickens. Richland County, 1 mile west and 4 miles north of Columbia. Saluda County, Saluda. Spartanburg County, Cedar Spring and Spartanburg. Sumter County, Sumter. Williamsburg County, Greelyville and Kingstree. York County, Grallay station, Rock Hill, and Yorkville. ¡Clay (fire). Richland County, at Killian and near Columbia. Clay (paper). Aiken County, dug at Bath, Langley, and Warrensville; Lexing- Coal. Cobalt. Aiken County, cobalt-bearing manganese exposed in placer bed at base of alluvial deposit at Silber Bluff, Savannah River. Corundum. Occurs more or less abundantly in Archean gneisses and later rocks in Anderson, Cherokee, Laurens, Oconee, Spartanburg, and York counties. Cherokee County, prospected 2 miles north of Gaston Shoals. York County, found in belt 200-300 feet wide in northeastern part of county, between Allison and Crowder creeks, mined 1 mile north of summit of Nannies Mountain. Valuable "oriental emerald" reported in Cherokee County, Bowen River region, in Archean gneiss. Corundum (sapphire). Cherokee County, some gem sapphires have been found in the Bowen River region.. Covellite. Chesterfield County, occurs in Brewer gold mine as a secondary mineral. Diatomaceous earth. Williamsburg County, dug at Salters Depot. Enargite. Chesterfield County, small crystals occur in Brewer mine. V Feldspar. Abbeville County, large masses occur in pegmatites near Iva. Anderson County, near Easley. Greenville County, in mica mine 81 miles southeast of Greenville. Oconee County, near Central and Walhalla. Pickens County, high-grade feldspar near Pickens. Fuller's earth. The lower Eocene deposits consist largely of this material which is exposed along their marginal line extending across portions of Aiken, Calhoun, Clarendon, Lexington, Sumter, and Williamsburg counties. Mined near Salters, Williamsburg County. Galena (argentiferous). Was formerly mined in Cherokee County, at Cameron mine, and in Oconee County, 15 miles north of Walhalla. Gold (lode). Small production maintained or intermittent from numerous quartz mines in Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chesterfield, Edgefield, Greenville, Kershaw, Lancaster, Laurens, Newberry, Oconee, Saluda, Union, and York counties. Gold (placer). Considerable gold has been obtained from placers in Cherokee, Chesterfield, Greenville, Pickens, York, and other counties, but production now is small. Granite. Quarried: Chesterfield County, 9 miles west of Ruby, Pageland. Edgefield County, Edgefield. Fairfield County, Alston, Blairs, Rion, Rockton, and Strother. Greenville County, near Greenville and Travelers Rest. Greenwood County, Greenwood, Quarry, Ware Shoals. Lancaster County, near Heath Springs. Laurens County, Clinton, Cold Point, near High Point, and at Gray Court. Lexington County, Cayce, Lexington, and near Batesburg. Newberry County, near Newberry. Pickens County, Beverly station and Easley. Richland County, Columbia. Spartanburg County, Pacolet. Was formerly quarried at localities in Anderson, Kershaw, Oconee, Union, and York counties. Graphite (plumbago). Local occurrences of graphite in slates of Anderson, Cherokee, Oconee, and other counties. Anderson County, Rocky River valley to Savannah River near old Crafts Ferry. Hematite (specular iron ore). Occurs in highly metamorphosed Archean and later rocks. Cherokee County, in zone crossing Broad River at mouth of Doolittle Creek and thence along west side of Peoples Creek. Deposits have been worked to small extent but are not of immediate importance. Ilmenite. Abbeville County, occurs near Calhoun Falls and in gold quartz veins. Iron. See Hematite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Pyrrhotite, and Siderite. Lead. See Galena and Pyromorphite. Lignite (brown coal). Chesterfield County, Whortleberry Branch, north of Cheraw, and near Mount Croghan. Edgefield County, Savannah River. Pickens County. Limestone (building and lime). Occurs at many points in State, especially in western part. Cherokee County, quarried regularly at Limestone Springs near Gaffney, chiefly for lime, but in part for building stone; has been 'quarried intermittently near Blacksburg and Grover. Greenwood County, has been quarried near Ware Shoals. Oconee County, 10 miles northwest of Fort Madison, and 4 to 9 miles northwest of Walhalla. Magnetite (magnetic iron ore). Cherokee County, occurs associated with hematite in metamorphosed Archean and later rocks along Broad River above Cherokee Ford. Of possible economic importance. Found also in gold quartz veins. Manganese ore (mined). Deposits of economic importance occur in Abbeville County, near McCormick. Greenwood County, 2 miles west of Breezewood, and 5 miles south of Greenwood. The McCormick deposit is composed of nodular concretions of psilomelane and pyrolusite. See also Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, and Wad. Marble. Laurens County, quarried for local use 4 miles east of Ware Shoals. Union County, small quantity quarried 12 miles southwest of Union. Occurs also in Cherokee County and in Westminster, Oconee County. Marl. Dug for local use in Aiken, Bamburg, Barnwell, Berkeley, Charleston, Clarendon, Colleton, Darlington, Dorchester, Florence, Georgetown, Hampton, Horry, Marlboro, Orangeburg, Sumter, and Williamsburg counties. Extensively quarried at Ingleside, Dorchester County, and calcined for the agricultural trade. Mica (muscovite). Anderson County, occurs near Anderson, Barnes, Denver, and Iva; was formerly mined near Anderson. Greenville County, mined at Reedy River; also 8 miles southeast of Greenville. Oconee County, occurs near Seneca. Molybdenite. Lancaster County, occurs in Haile mine. Monazite. Deposits of commercial value in Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville. Laurens, Oconee, Pickens, and Spartanburg counties. Mined near Gaffney, Cherokee County, and south of Greenville, Greenville County. Nickel. Saluda County, occurs associated with chalcopyrite and gold at Culbreath mine. Peat. Horry County, exposed at Myrtle Beach. Laurens County, exposed on Phosphate rock. Mined with dredges in Coosaw River tributaries; also mined Pyrite (iron pyrites). Mined for gold in Chesterfield County, Brewer mine. Pyrolusite (oxide of manganese). Abbeville County, in mica schists near McCormick. Cherokee County, Smith Mountain. Edgefield County, Hard Labor Creek. Greenwood County, near Breezewood and 5 miles south of Greenwood. 27608°-Bull. 624-17-18 Pyromorphite (phosphate of lead). Cherokee County, was found in Cameron mine, 3 miles southwest of Gaffney. Pyrrhotite. York County, was mined on Nannies Mountain, 11 miles northeast of Yorkville, and is found at several gold mines. Radium. See Polycrase. Road metal. See Granite, Limestone, and Sand. Rutile. Occurs chiefly in Archean gneisses. Newberry County, crystal masses from vicinity of Prosperity. Sand (building). Dug in Barnwell County at Blackville. Richland County, Columbia. The main source of supply to Charleston is found in bed of Edisto River abové Dawkes Creek. Common in fresh-water streams. Sand (glass). Dug in Barnwell County at Blackville and Ulmers. Clarendon County, at Pee Dee area. Sand (molding). Dug in Charleston County at Charleston, and in Richland County at Columbia. Siderite (spathic iron ore). Cherokee County, found at Cameron mine, 3 miles southwest of Gaffney. Silver. Lancaster County, very small annual production, mostly from siliceous gold ores of Blackmon and Haile mines. Soapstone. Formerly quarried to limited extent in Cherokee County, near Gaffney; Chester County, near Halsellville and Chester; Laurens County, near Laurens; Oconee County, Fair View Church, 6 miles northeast of Seneca, and Soapstone Hill, 4 miles northwest of Tomassee; Pickens County, near Central; Spartanburg County, Cedar Springs; York County, at Nation Ford. Wad (bog manganese). Chester County, occurs in northeastern part of county. York County, 4 miles southeast of Catawba Junction; extensive exposure. Yttrium. See Polycrase. Amblygonite. SOUTH DAKOTA. Custer County, Bond mine, 4 miles south of Custer, mined. Pennington County, Bob Ingersoll mine, 4 miles northwest of Keystone, mined; Hugo mine, half a mile south of Keystone, is the most important producer; has been mined for lithium on the Peerless and other claims, 1 mile south of Keystone, and the Tin Queen claim, 14 miles east of Oreville; occurs also on the Christiansen claim, near Keystone. Hand County, near Hayward. Occurs in large masses in pegmatite. Amphibolite. Pennington County, quarried 3 miles west of Rapid City, used for ornamental work. Anglesite. As a rule an important constituent in the lead carbonate ores of the Black Hills. Custer County, at Spokane. Lawrence County, at Carbonate and Galena. Apatite. Custer, Lawrence, Pennington, and other counties as large nodules in nearly all pegmatites. There is good possibility for recovery as a by-product. Aragonite. Fall River County, in Wind Cave, at Hot Springs. Arsenopyrite. Custer County, of common occurrence, as at Custer and Spokane, nearly always auriferous. Lawrence County, mined for gold at Lead, Central City, and Terraville. Pennington County, at Hill City, Keystone, Mystic, and Rochford. Large quantities go to waste in tailings from Homestead and other mines. Autunite. Occurs in pegmatites of Black Hills, near Keystone, as at Custer and Spokane. Azurite. Occurs in copper mines and prospects in Black Hills. Barite. Is of common occurrence as a gangue mineral in most of the mines of the Black Hills. Bentonite. Fall River County, half a mile west of Ardmore, being developed. Beryl. Large crystals and masses occur in Custer County, in pegmatites with tin and mica. Pennington County, in pegmatites near Keystone. Bismuth. See Tetradymite. Bornite. Occurs in copper mines and prospects in Black Hills. Calcite. Custer County, near Custer. Fall River County, at Hot Springs, in Cassiterite (tin ore). Custer County, found in pegmatites near Custer. Lawrence County, has been mined in pegmatite at Tinton, and stream tin was mined and shipped from Bear Gulch and other streams near Nigger Hill. Pennington County, has been mined in pegmatites and quartz veins at Hill City and Keystone. Cement material. Niobrara chalk in eastern and southeastern part of State, furnishes excellent Portland cement material; used at Yankton, Yankton County. Cerargyrite (horn silver). Custer County, at Spokane. Lawrence County, in Cambrian quartzites and shales, mined at Carbonate, Galena, and in Trojan and other mines near Portland (Trojan post office). Pennington County, at Silver City. Cerusite (carbonate of lead). Lawrence County, in Paleozoic rocks at Carbonate; abundant at Galena; has been mined. Custer County, at Spokane. |