| Deposit ID | 10073222 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W019117 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Logan Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Horn Gold Mine |
| Related records | 10202574 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.34062, 35.14701 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 244 |
| Relative position | 10.4 KM SOUTH OF KINGS MOUNTAIN CITY, N. C. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
York(county)
South Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Kings Mountain(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 |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Result | IN 1915 , ORE YIELDED - 1.53 OZ. OF GOLD PER TON |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Roan Gneiss | ||||
| Rock description | Roan Gneiss | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -81.34062, 35.14701 |
|---|
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1.2M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
|---|---|
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1910 |
| Year of first production | 1910 |
| District name | Kings Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | State Park |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W019117 |
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. 9 , SYMBOL LOCATES MINE ON MAP AT 1 : 62,500 , TEXT 13 P.
MINE SITE IN KINGS MOUNTAIN 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. 67 , TEXT 78 P.
1931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., MINE LOCATIONS
1966 COMPILE MC CAULEY, C., S. C. STATE, MINE DESCRIPTIONS
MC CAULEY, 1966
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. 9 , Symbol Locates Mine 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. 9 , Symbol Locates Mine 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 | RUSTY CELLULAR QUARTZ IN PLACES WITH LIMONITE GOSSAN; IN PLACES SOME FRESH PYRITE AND CHALCOPYRITE |
| Deposit | NEAR QUARTZ VEINS COUNTRY ROCK IS MOSTLY SERICITIZED SCHISTOSE GRANITE OR SERICITE SCHIST WITH STRIKE TO NNE AND DIP VERTICALLY OR SLIGHTLY EAST; QUARTZ VEINS USUALLY CUT ACROSS SCHISTOSITY; INCLUSIONS OF ROAN GNEISS USUALLY 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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