| Deposit ID | 10079142 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028064 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Beaver Dam Placer |
| Geographic coordinates: | -80.09506, 35.48371 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 8.9 KM SLIGHTLY EAST OF DUE NORTH OF BADIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Montgomery(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Badin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Charlotte(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Yadkin(hydrologic unit)
Upper Pee Dee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Pee Dee(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Montgomery |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Result | AURIFEROUS PYRITIC GREENSTONE ASSAYS PER TON $2.07 GOLD AT $20.67 PER OUNCE, AND $0.32 SILVER AT $1.29 PER OUNCE |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock | ||||
| Rock unit name | Tillery Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Tillery Formation | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite |
| Rock unit name | Tillery Formation |
| Rock description | Tillery Formation |
| (1) | -80.09506, 35.48371 |
|---|
| General form | STREAM TERRACE GRAVEL BED AND UNKNOWN FORM IN BEDROCK |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1.2M |
| Depth to top | 4.5M |
| Depth to bottom | 6M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1850 |
| Year of first production | 1850 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 161.88HA |
| Overall depth | 6M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W028064 |
NITZE, 1896
NITZE, H. B. C., AND HANNA, G. B., 1896 , GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3 , TEXT 200 P., MINE TEXT P. 78 , 79
MINE IN ALBEMARLE TOPO QUAD AT 1:62,500
1896 COMPILE NITZE, STATE N.C., MINE
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PLACER WAS NEAR BEAVER DAM CREEK NOW FLOODED BY BADIN RESERVOIR; CLAY CONTENT HINDERS SLUCING OPERATIONS; ALSO AURIFEROUS PYRITIC GREENSTONE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1977 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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