| Deposit ID | 10072174 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W016675 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Brindletown Placers-Mills |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.74983, 35.7001 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Burke(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Morganton South(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 |
| Rhenium | Secondary |
| (1) | Amphibolite and Biotite Gneiss |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W016675 |
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE ORE WAS USUALLY FOUND IN SURFACE CLAY, BUT ALSO IN OPENINGS AND CAVES IN THE ROCK |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1976 | Weeks, Robert | U.S. Geological Survey |
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