| Deposit ID | 10078665 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027125 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Nibbler Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Jackson Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.66844, 35.87481 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 378 |
| Relative position | 2.6 KM NW OF HARTLAND |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Caldwell(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Morganton North(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 | Caldwell |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| Rock unit name | Gneisses And Schists | ||||
| Rock description | Gneisses And Schists | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -81.66844, 35.87481 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northeastward Elongation Of Different Lithologies |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Northeastward Striking Foliation And Bedding |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1850 |
| Year of first production | 1850 |
| District name | Morganton Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 1.2HA |
| Overall depth | 50M |
| Overall length | 109.73M |
| Overall width | 100M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027125 |
CLARK, J. W., 1966 AND 1967 , ORAL COMMUNICATION
MINE IN MORGANTON NORTH TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000
1966 GEOCHEM J. W. WHITLOW, TRACE ELEMENT CONTEN
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1800'S |
| Deposit | PART OF MINED AREA QUITE OLD. NORTH 80 DEGREE WEST TRENDING TRENCH IS THE LAST ATTEMPT AT MINING. EVIDENCE OF CONSIDERABLE PLACER MINING FROM THE SHAFT NORTHWARD TO LOCATION OF MILL FOR THE ORE. |
| Deposit | MINE IN QUARTZ VEINS IN METAMORPHOSED SEDIMENTS. DEPOSIT MAYuHAVE BEEN ENRICHED BY WEATHERING. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1977 | Whitlow, Jesse W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1991 | Klein, T.L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.