| Deposit ID | 10079149 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028076 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Steel Mine and Saunders Extension |
| Geographic coordinates: | -80.00256, 35.47288 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 122 |
| Relative position | 10.8 KM ENE OF BADIN; WEST OF OPHIR. |
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)
Federal lands
Croatan National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Uwharrie 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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Montgomery |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | PER TON VALUE OF FOUR ASSAYS OF "NO.1 ORES"- (1) $428.90 AU (21 OPT), NO SILVER. (2) $564.70 AU (28 OPT), $10.03 AG (7.8 OPT) (3) $2,648 AU (132 OPT), $51.07 AG (39.5 OPT). (4) $9,665.70 AU (483 OPT), $151.54 AG (117 OPT). AT $20.67 PER OUNCE. AU AND 1.29 PER OUNCE SILVER. OUNCE |
|---|---|
| Result | FOUR ASSAYS OF "NO. 2 ORE" (1) $26.46 AU (1.3 OPT), $2.53 AG (2 OPT). (2) $39.27 AU (2 OPT), $2.45 AG (1.9 OPT). (3) $ 55.19 AU (2.7 OPT), $2.08 AG (1.6OPT). (4) $161.84 AU (8 OPT), $4.60 AG (3.5 OPT) SILVER |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Tillery Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Tillery Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -80.00256, 35.47288 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne-Trending Metamorphic Foliation |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Shear Zone Trending N 33 E |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 25 E |
| Dip | 70 NW |
| Length | 163M |
| Width | 1M |
| Depth to bottom | 67M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1832 |
| Year of first production | 1854 |
| Year of last production | 1888 |
| District name | Albemarle Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 73M |
| Overall length | 150.88M |
| Overall width | 20M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W028076 |
NITZE, 1896 ; 4 ASSAYS EACH OF ORE TYPE NO. 1 AND NO. 2
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. 77 , 78
MINE IN ALBEMARLE TOPO QUAD AT 1:62,500; PARDEE, J.T., AND PARK, C.F., 1948, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 213, P. 83-84.
1896 COMPILE NITZE, STATE N.C., MINE
NITZE, 1896; PARDEE AND PARK, 1948.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | STRINGERS QUARTZ VEINS IN SILICIFIED ARGILLITE. COMBINED THICKNESS OF QUARTZ VEINS RANGES FROM 0.5 TO 1M. MINERALIZED ROCKS UP TO 4 M. INDIVIDUAL VEINS UP TO THICKNESS OF 30uCM. BEDDING AND METAMORPHIC FOLIATION MORE OR LESS PARALLELuWITH A SECOND CLEAVEAGE AT AN ACUTE ANGLE TO THE S0-S1. RICHuORES PROBABLY CONFINED TO THE ZONE OF WEATHERING. HOST ROCK,uALTERATION STYLE, AND STRUCTURE SIMILAR TO THE RUSSELL MINE (K005165). |
| Deposit | MINERALOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY SIMILAR TO THAT OF THE ELDORADO MINE, 2 MI SW. ALTERATION, STRUCTURE AND HOST ROCKS SIMILAR TO THE RUSSELL MINE, 2.5 MI NW. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1977 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1991 | Klein, T.L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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