| Deposit ID | 10071274 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014573 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hancock Placer |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.77539, 35.63954 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Burke(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Glen Alpine(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Burke |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| REE Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| (1) | Biotite Gneiss and Schist |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1850 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014573 |
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, TEXT 200 PG.; MINE AREA IN GLEN ALPINE QUAD AT 1:24,00
NITZE, H. B. C., 1896
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 30-50 CM THICK TERRACE GRAVEL OVERLAIN BY 8M OF NON-PRODUCTIVEuALLUVIUM |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: IN 1800'S |
| 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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