Unnamed Gold Mine

Occurrence in Caldwell county in North Carolina, United States with commodities Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10078675
MRDS ID W027138
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Gold Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.7165, 35.9187 (WGS84)
Elevation 366
Relative position 1.5 KM NNE OF BROWN MOUNTAIN BEACH

Site location context

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)

Federal lands

Pisgah National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Croatan National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

National Forests in North Carolina(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Caldwell

Comments on the location information

  • IN EASTERN PART OF BLUE RIDGE; SITE IN PISGAH NATIONAL FOREST

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Secondary
Lead Secondary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • NATIVE GOLD OCCURRENCE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Malachite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.7165, 35.9187

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Northeastward Trending Faults And Lithologic Contacts.
Type of structure Local
Structure description Northeastward Striking Foliation, Schistosity And Faults.

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 37 E
    Dip 70 SE
    Length 50M
    Width 10M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Quartz Veins

Comments on the geologic information

  • PEGMATITE PODS UP TO 5 M FOR ONE DIMENSION IN THE AREA

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1850
Year of first production 1850

Mining district

District name Blue Ridge District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.05HA
    Overall length 45.72M
    Overall width 10M

Comments on the workings information

  • LARGE PROSPECT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AVERY, PETER, 1967 , ORAL COMMUN.

  • Deposit

    REED, J.C., JR., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE LENOIR QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL. QUAD. MAP G.Q. - 242

  • Deposit

    MINE IN COLLETTSVILLE TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000

  • Deposit

    1967 GEOCHEM J. WHITLOW, ELEMENTAL CONTEN

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1800'S
Deposit THIS IS MORE A LARGE PROSPECT THAN EVER A MINE OF SIGNIFICANCE
Deposit THIS AREA NEEDS MORE STUDY

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1977 Whitlow, Jesse W. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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