Record #:

13703

Author(s):

Griffin, Clarence W.

Abstract:

Monazite mining is on the rise in Rutherford County. A New Jersey based company will initiate mining efforts in the Golden Valley. Historically used in the manufacturing of mantels for incandescent lamps, Monazite is now valued for thorium deposits, a metal required for manufacturing atomic bombs.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 20 Issue 28, Dec 1952, p19

Subject(s):

Mines and mineral resources--Rutherford County; Monazite