| Deposit ID | 10078670 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027131 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hercules Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.68094, 35.88426 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 396 |
| Relative position | 3.1 KM SE OF ADAKO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Caldwell(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Collettsville(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 | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Result | GEOCHEMICAL SAMPLES ANALYZED BY THE SEMIQUANTITATIVE SPECTROGRAPHIC METHOD. GOLD AND LEAD ARE ONLY ELEMENTS OF ECONOMIC INTEREST |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| Rock unit name | Gneiss And Schist Of Uncertain Age | ||||
| Rock description | Gneiss And Schist Of Uncertain Age | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -81.68094, 35.88426 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | A Northeastward Trend Of Foliation And Strike Of Minor Structures |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | None Noted |
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 45 W |
| Dip | 90 |
| Thickness | 0.5M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1850 |
| Year of first production | 1850 |
| District name | Morganton Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027131 |
CLARK, J. W., 1966 , ORAL COMMUN.
MCLEAN, 1966 , ORAL COMMUN.
REED, J. C., JR., 1964 , GEOLOGY OF THE LENOIR QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL. QUAD MAP G.Q. 242
NITZE, H. B. C., AND WILKENS, H. A. J., 1897 , GOLD MINING IN NORTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT SOUTH APPALACHIAN REGIONS: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 10 , TEXT 164 P., MINE TEXT P. 68 .
5) MINE IN COLLETTSVILLE TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000
1966 GEOCHEM J. W. WHITLOW, ELEMENTS PRESENT IN THE AREA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1800'S |
| Deposit | NO DIKES FOUND AT OR NEAR THE MINE. |
| Deposit | PROPERTY INACTIVE FOR MANY YEARS IN 1966 . ONE SHAFT HAD A TRAP DOOR APPROXIMATELY 6 M ( 20 FEET ) BELOW THE SURFACE. SMALL PILES OF DEBRIS INDICATE MORE A LARGE PROSPECT THAN AN ACTIVE MINE EVER BEING IN THE AREA. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1977 | Whitlow, Jesse W. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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