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Reed Mine

Producer in Cabarrus county in North Carolina, United States with commodities Gold, Copper, Zinc
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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. Ownership information
  17. Production statistics
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10026451
MRDS ID K005089
Record type Site
Current site name Reed Mine
Alternate or previous names Reid
Related records 10223789

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -80.46452, 35.28427 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 MILES SOUTH OF GEORGEVILLE AND 2.8 MILES NORTHWEST OF LOCUST.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cabarrus(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Locust(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Charlotte(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Rocky(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 Cabarrus

Comments on the location information

  • DIGITIZED FROM 7.5 MINUTE QUADRANGLE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • NOTED FOR ITS LARGE GOLD NUGGETS. BETWEEN 1803 AND 1835, 14 NUGGETS WERE FOUND HAVING A TOTAL WEIGHT OF 115 POUNDS. SIZE RANGED FROM 1 TO 24 POUNDS. LATER A 25 POUND NUGGET WAS FOUND.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Epidote Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Chlorite, Epidote, Carbonate

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 Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Tillery Formation
    Rock description Tillery Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Gold Hill Fault Zone
Type of structure Local
Structure description Anticline N 49 Deg E, With Plunge Of 15 Deg Ne; Axial Plane Controls The Intrusion Of The Host Metagabbro. Foliation Cleavage Crosscuts Axial Planar Cleavage At N 36 Deg E, 65 Deg Nw, Related To The Gold Hill Fault Zone.

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N 35 DEG E
    Dip 50-85 SE
    Width 50M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures Related To Gold Hill Shear Zone Control Quartz Vein Emplacement In Structurally Favorable Host (Gabbro)

Comments on the geologic information

  • QUARTZ VEINS ARE CONFINED TO A 50 M WIDE DIKE THAT INTRUDES THE AXIAL PLANEuOF A PRE-SHEAR ANTICLINE. VEINS CONTROLLED BY SHEAR-RELATED CLEAVAGE.uMAJOR QUARTZ VEINS RANGE IN STRIKE FROM N 10 TO 38 E, AND DIP FROM 47 TOu85 DEG SE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1799
Year of first production 1831
Year of last production 1899
Production years 1831-1835, 1854, 1881-1887, 1894-1899

Mining district

District name Carolina Slate Belt

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner State Of North Carolina
    Home office North Carolina

Production statistics

  • Year 1935
    Period 1799 - 1935
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^0.37 To 0.6 Opt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 13g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • SEE W014531 REED PLACER. CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION INCLUDES SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS FROM PLACER PRODUCTION.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 37M
    Overall length 548.64M
    Overall width 75M

Comments on the workings information

  • QUARTZ VEINS BEARING GOLD EXTENDED 2000 FT OR MORE ALONG STRIKE, AS INDICATED BY SURFACE WORKINGS. TWO AREAS OF WORKINGS ARE PRESENT. UPPER HILL HAS 12 SHAFTS WITH THE DEEPEST 37 M. LOWER HILL HAS 9 SHAFTS WITH THE DEEPEST 33 M. THREE ADITS CONNECT TO DRIFT SYSTEM.

Comments on development

  • SOME PLACER WORK STILL BEING CARRIED OUT IN 1935

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CARPENTER, P. A., III, 1976, METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA MINERAL RESOURCES SEC. BULL. 84, 166 P.

  • Deposit

    PARDEE, J. T., AND PARK, C. F., JR., 1948, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 213, 156 P.

  • Deposit

    PARTZ, AUGUST, 1854, "EXAMINATIONS AND EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD-BEARING BELTS OF THE ATLANTIC STATES," THE MINING MAGAZINE, VOL. 3, PG. 161 TO 168.; OSMAN, A.A., 1978, MINERALIZATION AND ROCK ALTERATION AT THE REED GOLD MINE, CABARRUS COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: M.S. THESIS, NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY- RALEIGH; EL-SAMANI, K.Z., 1978, GEOLOGY OF THE REED GOLD MINE, CABARRUS COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: M.S. THESIS NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY- RALEIGH.

  • Production

    PARTZ, 1854

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FIVE SETS OF QUARTZ VEINS OR VEIN-RICH ZONES ARE RECOGNIZED INuTHE UPPER HILL ADIT. THEY RANGE RO 0.5 CM TO MORE THAN 2M INuTHICKNESS. THEY ARE IRREGULAR IN DISTRIBUTION AND PINCH ANDuSWELL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1976 D'Agostino, John P. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-1991 Klein, T.L. U.S. Geological Survey

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