| Deposit ID | 10073219 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W019112 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Carroll and Ross Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Wolf Creek Gold Mine |
| Related records | 10226072 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.45653, 35.03841 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 177 |
| Relative position | 4.3 KM SSW OF KINGS CREEK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
York(county)
South Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Kings Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Gastonia(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Broad(hydrologic unit)
Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | South Carolina | York |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Result | ASSAYS FOR GOLD 0.1 OPT FOR AVERAGE OF THREE ASSAYS OF WHITE QUARTZ |
|---|---|
| Result | 0.95 OPT AVERAGE OF FIVE ASSAYS OF PYRITIC QUARTZ |
| Result | 0.85 OPT FOR BROWN ORE |
| Result | AND 5.4 OPT FOR A 12: CONCENTRATE |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Rock unit name | Roan Gneiss |
| Rock description | Roan Gneiss |
| (1) | -81.45653, 35.03841 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR AND LENSES |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 25 E |
| Dip | SE, NW |
| Thickness | 2M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
|---|---|
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1890 |
| Year of first production | 1890 |
| District name | Kings Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dixie-Carolina Co. |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 72M |
| Overall depth | 24M |
| Overall length | 30.18M |
| Overall width | 93M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W019112 |
SLOAN, 1908 ; SRC.REF: MC CAULEY, 1966
KEITH, ARTHUR, 1931 , GAFFNEY - KINGS MOUNTAIN S. C. - N. C. FOLIO NO. 222 , USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U. S., MINE TEXT P. 8 , 9 , MINE LOCATED ON MAP AT 1 : 62,500 , TEXT 13 P.
MINE SITE LOCATED BY SYMBOL IN KINGS CREEK TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 24,000
MC CAULEY, CAMILLA, K., AND BUTLER, J. ROBERT, 1966 , GOLD RESOURCES OF SOUTH CAROLINA, STATE DEV. BOARD, S. C., DIV. OF GEOL., BULL. NO. 32 , MINE TEXT P. 61 TO 63 , 78 P.
1931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., MINE LOCATIONS
1965 DIREXPL DIXIE-CAROLINA CO., NONE GIVEN
1966 COMPILE MC CAULEY, C., S. C. STATE, MINE DESCRIPTIONS
Keith, A. And Sterrett, D.B., 1931, Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles: U.S.G.S., Geol. Atlas Folio Ser., No. 222, 13 P. Mine Text P. 8 , 9 , Mine Located On Map At 1 : 62,500 , Text 13 P.Keith, A. And Sterrett, D.B., 1931, Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles: U.S.G.S., Geol. Atlas Folio Ser., No. 222, 13 P. Mine Text P. 8 , 9 , Mine Located On Map At 1 : 62,500 , Text 13 P.
Mc Cauley, Camilla K., And Butler, J. Robert, 1966 , Gold Resources Of South Carolina, State Dev. Board, S. C., Div. Of Geol., Bull. No. 32 , Mine Text P. 63 , Text 78 P.Mc Cauley, Camilla K., And Butler, J. Robert, 1966 , Gold Resources Of South Carolina, State Dev. Board, S. C., Div. Of Geol., Bull. No. 32 , Mine Text P. 63 , Text 78 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TWO PARALLEL VEINS, ABOUT 18 M APART, ALSO QUARTZ STRINGERS; CLOSELY SPACED GOLD MINES AND PROSPECTS EXTEND SOUTH FOR 900 M; CONTINUE SOUTHWARD MORE WIDELY SPACED FOR ANOTHER 1,200 M |
| Deposit | NEAR QUARTZ VEINS COUNTRY ROCK IS MOSTLY SERICITIZED SCHISTOSE GRANITE OR SERICITE SCHIST WITH STRIKE SLIGHTLY EAST OF NORTH AND DIP VERTICALLY OR STEEPLY EAST; QUARTZ VEINS CUT ACROSS SCHISTOSITY; INCLUSIONS OF ROAN GNEISS IN BESSEMER GRANITE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editor | 01-DEC-2002 | Nicholson, S.W. | U.S. Geological Survey | Added Continent, Country, And State Fields; Formatted Fields Where Necessary |
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