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Kindley Prospect

Occurrence in Randolph 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10026509
MRDS ID K005187
Record type Site
Current site name Kindley Prospect
Related records 10135619

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -80.007, 35.73037 (WGS84)
Relative position 11.5 MILES WEST OF ASHEBORO AND 13.4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RANDLEMAN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Randolph(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Denton(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 Randolph

Comments on the location information

  • DIGITIZED FROM 1:62500 MAP.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Hematite Gangue
Sericite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock
    Rock unit name Cid Formation
    Rock description Cid Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -80.007, 35.73037
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • COUNTRY ROCK IS A BLEACHED, SHEARED, IRON-STAINED, FELSIC VOLCANIC ROCK. THE FOLIATION STRIKES N 40 DEG E AND DIPS 70 DEG NW. MOST OF THE COUNTRY ROCK IS ALTERED TO SERICITE, CLAY MINERALS AND QUARTZ. THE COUNTRY ROCK CONTAINS MINOR RECTANGULAR VUGS WHICH MAY HAVE FORMED FROM THE WEATHERING OF FELDSPAR CRYSTALS. LONG THIN BLEBS OF OCHER HEMATITE IN THE ROCK MAY BE FROM SPECULARITE. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF GOLD.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1890

Mining district

District name Carolina Slate Belt

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL SMALL SHALLOW PITS AND TRENCHES ARE ON THE PROPERTY.

Comments on development

  • THERE ARE NO RECORDS OF PRODUCTION FROM THE MINE.

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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1976 Mc Daniel, Ronald D. North Carolina Division of Land Resources

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