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Carolina Queen Mine

Producer in Burke 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 10071257
MRDS ID W014544
Record type Site
Current site name Carolina Queen Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.79373, 35.61371 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Burke(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dysartsville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hickory(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Catawba(hydrologic unit)

Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Burke

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Highly Weathered

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 Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.79373, 35.61371
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Gneissic Schistosity Striking N 20 W And Dipping 20 Ne.

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 50-60E
    Dip 75-85 NW
    Length 400M
    Width 100M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Quartz Vein

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1896

Mining district

District name South Mountain District

Comments on the production information

  • TRENCH VOLUME WOULD BE 10,200 CUBIC METERS.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 365.76M
    Overall width 300M

Comments on the workings information

  • LARGE AREA HYDRAULICALLY MINED AND SLUICED TO CRUSHER.

Comments on development

  • SLUICED TO A 5-STAMP MILL WHERE IT WAS CRUSHED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NITZE, H. B. C., 1896, "GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA", NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL NO. 3, MAP AT 1:62,500, PG 152, MINE TEXT PG. 164, 165, TEXT 200 PG,; MINE AREA IN DYSARTSVILLE TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,00

  • Production

    NITZE, H. B. C., 1896

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MANY 1 CM THICK QUARTZ VEINS OVER THE 100 M WIDTH. OCCUR INu400 M LONG ZONE

Reporter information

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

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