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Unnamed Gold Mine

Past Producer in Caldwell county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079250
MRDS ID W028437
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Gold Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.6665, 35.88203 (WGS84)
Elevation 366
Relative position 1.0 KM NE OF PINEY CEMETERY

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Caldwell

Comments on the location information

  • MINE ON FORESTED STEEP HILL SLOPE IN INNER PIEDMONT NEAR TO BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS
  • MINE ON CREST OF FORESTED SPUR IN INNER PIEDMONT NEAR TO BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • NATIVE GOLD PROBABLY IN QUARTZ VEINS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.6665, 35.88203
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Northeast

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Probably Quartz Veins

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1880
Year of first production 1880

Mining district

District name Morganton Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on development

  • ONE OF MANY SMALL MINES IN AREA
  • ONE OF THE MANY SMALL MINES IN AREA

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit INFORMATION LACKING

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1979 D'Agostino, John P. U.S. Geological Survey

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