| Deposit ID | 10073226 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W019123 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cassady Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Possibly Hardin Gold Mine |
| Related records | 10208509 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.43093, 35.03091 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 204 |
| Relative position | 4.8 KM SSE OF KINGS CREEK; POSSIBLY ADJOINS HARDIN GOLD MINE TO THE NORTHWEST |
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 | Primary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Sulfur | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| (1) | -81.43093, 35.03091 |
|---|
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Commodity type | Both |
|---|---|
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1910 |
| Year of first production | 1910 |
| District name | Kings Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 6M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W019123 |
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.
MINE SITE LOCATED IN KINGS CREEK TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 24,000
1966 COMPILE MC CAULEY, C., S. C. STATE, MINE DESCRIPTION
MC CAULEY, 1966
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 | QUARTZ VEINS WITH ORE CONSISTING OF BANDED PYRITE AND CHALCOPYRITE |
| Deposit | NEAR QUARTZ VEINS COUNTRY ROCK IS MOSTLY SERICITE SCHIST OR SERICITIZED SCHISTOSE GRANITE WITH STRIKE TO NNE AND DIP VERTICALLY OR SLIGHTLY EAST; QUARTZ VEINS USUALLY CUT ACROSS THE SCHISTOSITY ; 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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