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Hunt Mine

Occurrence in Davidson county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10026435
MRDS ID K005059
Record type Site
Current site name Hunt Mine
Related records 10296830

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -80.24035, 35.68426 (WGS84)
Relative position 9.8 MI SOUTH OF LEXINGTON AND 8.1 MI NORTHWEST OF DENTON.

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Davidson

Comments on the location information

  • DIGITIZED FROM LOCATION ON STROMQUIST AND HENDERSON, 1985

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Sericite

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Rock unit name Tillery Formation
    Rock description Tillery Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -80.24035, 35.68426
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Gold Hill Fault

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Small Shears

Comments on the geologic information

  • PHYLLITIC ARGILLITE CONTAINS IS SHEARED AND BRECCIATED VEINS QUARTZ AND CONTAINS WEATHERED SIDERITE. LIMONITE AFTER PYRITE OCCUR IN THE QUARTZ AND PHYLLITE. QUARTZ-SIDERITE-HEMATITE GOSSAN IS PRESENT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Carolina Slate Belt

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall depth 10M

Comments on the workings information

  • 10 M SHAFT AND 2 PITS

Comments on development

  • APPARENTLY ONLY A PROSPECT. A FEW SMALL PROSPECT PITS AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF DUMP MATERIAL WAS ALL THAT REMAINED IN 1969

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROSPECT NO PRODUCTION INDICATED

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1976 Mc Daniel, Ronald D. North Carolina Division of Land Resources
Updater 01-JUN-1991 Klein, T.L. U.S. Geological Survey

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