| Deposit ID | 10078678 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027142 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Shuford Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Catawba Gold Mine, Cansler and Shuford Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.05148, 35.64982 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 311 |
| Relative position | 3.6 KM EAST OF BANDY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Catawba(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Catawba(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 | Catawba |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | MUCH DATA FROM UNPUBLISHED RESULTS OF SEMIQUANTITATIVE SPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYSES OF SOIL, SAPROLITE, AND ROCK FRAGMENT SAMPLES. MANY SAMPLE FROM THE EAST SIDE OF THE PIT CONTAIN HIGH VALUES OF BI, CU, PB, CO, V. |
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| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Rock unit name | Kings Mountain Group |
| Rock description | Kings Mountain Group |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| (1) | -81.05148, 35.64982 |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | In Eastward Trending Bodies Of Different Lithologies And Foliation |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Small Displacement Faults And Shears In Sericite Schist. |
| General form | IRREGULAR BLANKET |
|---|---|
| Dip | 90 |
| Length | 250M |
| Width | 100M |
| Depth to bottom | 29M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1840 |
| Discoverer | Reportedly By A Slave Of Shuford |
| District name | Anderson Mountain District |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Fred Kirksey |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 2.5HA |
| Length | 250M |
| Overall depth | 29M |
| Overall length | 228.6M |
| Overall width | 100M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027142 |
PARDEE, J. T., AND PARK, C. F., JR., 1948 , GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT
PARDEE, J. T., AND PARK, C. F., JR., 1948 , GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 213 , 156 P., 60 PLS., 42 FIGS, ( DESCRIP., P. 72 )
PRATT, J. H., 1907 , MINING INDUSTRY IN NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ECON. PAPER NO. 14 , P. 21 - 27
KERR, W. C., AND HANNA, G. B., 1893 , ORES OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, VOL. 2 ., ED. 2 , P. 125 - 357 , 27 PLS, 3 FIGS, ILLUSTS., MAP, ( DESCRIP. P. 307 )
5) MINE IN CATAWBA TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000
193? DIREXPL OPERATED THE MINE A WHILE. SHARP (DECEASED)
REPORTS IN GENERAL REFERENCES AVAILABLE.
1972 GEOCHEM J. W. WHITLOW AND J. F. WINDOLPH, GOLD IN SOILS NEAR THE MINE.
1977 DIREXPL FRED KIRKSEY OWNS PROPERTY AND PANS SOME FOR GOLD
LUTTRELL, G.W., 1978, USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT 78-152
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE SHEARS AND OTHER LOCAL STRUCTURES CROSS THE REGIONAL TREND (N 30 E, EASTERLY DIP) AT A LOW ANGLE, EXCEPT THE SILICA-RICH RIDGE EAST OF THE PIT TRENDS N 90 E, SEVERAL HILLS AND SHORT RIDGES WITHIN 3 KM OF THE SHUFORD MINE CONTAIN A SIMILAR LOOKING QUARTZ BUT NO ECONOMIC GOLD. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1977 | Whitlow, Jesse W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1991 | Klein, T.L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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