| Deposit ID | 10079147 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028071 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hopkins Diggings |
| Geographic coordinates: | -80.43229, 35.43871 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 180 |
| Relative position | 4.5 KM DUE NORTH OF MOUNT PLEASANT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cabarrus(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Pleasant(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Charlotte(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rocky(hydrologic unit)
Upper Pee Dee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Pee Dee(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Cabarrus |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||
| Rock unit name | Cid Formation | ||
| Rock description | Cid Formation | ||
| |||
| (1) | -80.43229, 35.43871 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | West Of Gold Hill Fault Zone |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Shear Zones |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1850 |
| District name | Gold Hill Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 274.32M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W028071 |
SUNDELIUS, H. W., AND STROMQUIST, A. A., 1978 IN PRESS GEOL. MAP OF THE MOUNT PLEASANT QUAD, CABARRUS AND STANLEY COUNTIES, N.C., USGS, DRAFT COPY, 1:62,500
MINE IN MOUNT PLEASANT TOPO QUAD AT 1:62,500
1978 GEOMAP SUNDELIUS, GEOLOG
SUNDELIUS, 1978
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ABOUT 2.0 KM WEST OF GOLD HILL - SILVER HILL SHEAR FAULT SYSTEM |
| Deposit | MUDSTONE MEMBER |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1978 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1991 | Klein, T.L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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