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Uwarra Mine

Past Producer in Montgomery 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 10055265
MRDS ID RE00557
Record type Site
Current site name Uwarra Mine
Alternate or previous names Montgomery Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -79.77088, 35.31343 (WGS84)
Relative position 2.1 MILES NORTHWEST OF CANDOR AND 3.5 MILES SOUTH OF BISCOE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Montgomery(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Biscoe(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Southern Pines(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Raleigh(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Pee Dee(hydrologic unit)

Upper Pee Dee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Pee Dee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Croatan National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Uwharrie National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

National Forests in North Carolina(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Montgomery

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Epidote Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Carbonate, Silicic, Epidotitic

Analytical data

Result AVERAGE GRADE BETWEEN 1914-1916 RANGED FROM 0.165 TO 0.215 OPT AU.

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 Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -79.77088, 35.31343
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Ne-Trending Persistent Fracture System

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike NE
    Dip 45-50 NW
    Width 0.02M
    Depth to bottom 91M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Quartz Veins Emplaced In Fractures

Comments on the geologic information

  • WELL DEFINED DISCORDANT, QUARTZ-CARBONATE VEINS WERE EMPLACED IN CHLORITE-CARBONATEuALTERED INTERMEDIATE ROCKS. SOME VEIN MATERIAL SHOWS BANDING, OTHER ISuCHALCEDONIC. MINERALIZED QUARTZ IS OFTEN PINK OR RED; WHITE QUARTZ EMPLACEMENT POST-DATES ORE. CARBONATE GENERALLY POST-DATES QUARTZ VEINS. QUARTZ STRINGERS FROM THE MAIN VEIN TRANSECT THE METAMORPHIC CLEAVAGE. GOLD WAS MOSTLY IN NATIVE FORM AND QUITE FINE GRAINED.u VEIN IS DISPLACED BY BRITTLE FAULTS WITH A DISPLACEMENT OF MORE THAN 11u METERS. THIN VENEER OF COASTAL PLAIN SEDIMENTS OVERLIE THE AREA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1901
Year of first production 1903
Year of last production 1916
Production years 1903-1911; 1914-1916

Mining district

District name Candor Area

Comments on the production information

  • AMOUNT OF EARLY PRODUCTION, WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN SUBSTANTIAL, IS UNKNOWN.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 122M

Comments on the workings information

  • OPERATED FROM TWO SHAFTS 300 AND 400 FEET DEEP. DRIFTS AT 100, 150, 225, AND 300 FOOT LEVELS. SOME PLACER MINING MAY HAVE OCCURRED IN THE CREEK EAST OF THE MINE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Analytical Data

    PARDEE AND PARK, 1948, P. 83.

  • Deposit

    PARDEE, J.T. AND PARK, C.F., JR., 1948, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 213, P. 82.

  • 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.

  • Production

    PARDEE AND PARK, 1948, P. 83

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit A CONTINUATION OF THE IOLA VEIN. THE MONTGOMERY VEIN WASuINTERSECTED AS A BLIND VEIN AT THE 225 FOOT LEVEL.
Deposit CONTINUATION OF THE IOLA MINE VEIN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1992 Klein, T.L. U.S. Geological Survey

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