| Deposit ID | 10026433 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K005056 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cross Mine |
| Related records | 10175009 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -80.23979, 35.68037 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 10.5 MI SOUTH OF LEXINGTON AND 7.8 MI NORTHWEST OF DENTON. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Davidson(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Grist Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Salisbury(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Yadkin(hydrologic unit)
Upper Pee Dee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Pee Dee(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Davidson |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Mudstone Member Cid Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Mudstone Member Cid Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -80.23979, 35.68037 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Gold Hill Fault |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 20 DEG E |
| Dip | 80 DEG SE |
| Width | 0.5M |
| Depth to bottom | 20M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1860 |
| Year of first production | 1860 |
| Year of last production | 1904 |
| District name | Cid Mining District - Carolina Slate Belt |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 22.86M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K005056 |
CARPENTER, P. A., III, 1976, METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA MINERAL RESOURCES SEC. BULL. 84, 166 P.
MINE WAS PROSPECTED FROM 1860 TO 1865. MINE WAS WORKED AGAIN IN 1904 AND THE SHAFT WAS DEEPENED TO 75 FT. IN 1969 TWO CAVED SHAFTS AND A SMALL TRENCH WERE PRESENT
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1976 | D'Agostino, J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1991 | Klein, T.L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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