| Deposit ID | 10079906 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030668 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mcbee Placer |
| Alternate or previous names | Carson's Gold Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -82.05484, 35.04011 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 261 |
| Relative position | 6.9 MILES N03E ON GREER OF SMALL CREEK (ELROD'S BRANCH (TUOMEY, 1844)) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Spartanburg(county)
South Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Inman(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hendersonville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Knoxville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Broad(hydrologic unit)
Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | South Carolina | Greenville |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel |
| (1) | -82.05484, 35.04011 |
|---|
| Thickness | 0.91M |
|---|---|
| Length | 1609.3M |
| Width | 91.44M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1844 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 15.54HA |
| Length | 1609.3M |
| Overall depth | 2.44M |
| Overall length | 1609.3M |
| Overall width | 91.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W030668 |
MCCAULEY, C.K. AND BUTLER, J.R., 1966, GOLD RESOURCES OF SOUTH CAROLINA: S.C. STATE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, DIV. OF GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 32, 78 P. (REPRINTED 1980, S.C. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY)
SLOAN, E., 1908, CATALOGUE OF THE MINERAL LOCALITIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA: S.C. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULLETIN 2, 505 P. (REPRINTED 1958, S.C. STATE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, DIV. OF GEOL., AND 1979, S.C. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY)
LIEBER, O.M., 1859, REPORT ON THE SURVEY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING THE THIRD ANNUAL REPORT: R.W. GIBBES, STATE PRINTER, COLUMBIA, S.C., 223 P.
TUOMEY, M., 1848, REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF SOUTH CAROLINA: A.S. JOHNSTON, COLUMBIA, S.C., 293 P. APPENDIX
5) TUOMEY, M., 1844, REPORT ON THE GEOLOGICAL AND AGRIC ULTURAL SURVEY OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA: A.S. JOHNSTON, COLUMBIA, S.C., 63 P.
Mccauley, C.K., And Butler, J.R., 1966, Gold Resources Of South Carolina: S.C. State Development Board, Div. Of Geology, Bulletin 32, 78 P. (Reprinted 1980, S.C. Geol. Survey)Mccauley, C.K., And Butler, J.R., 1966, Gold Resources Of South Carolina: S.C. State Development Board, Div. Of Geology, Bulletin 32, 78 P. (Reprinted 1980, S.C. Geol. Survey)
Sloan, E., 1908 , Mineral Localities Of South Carolina: South Carolina Geol. Survey, Series Iv, Bull. No. 2Sloan, E., 1908 , Mineral Localities Of South Carolina: South Carolina Geol. Survey, Series Iv, Bull. No. 2
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PEBBLE, CLAY AND GRAVEL OVERBURDEN VARIES FROM 6 TO 8 FEET IN THICKNESS. AURIFEROUS GRAVEL VARIES FROM 0.75 TO 3 FEET IN THICKNESS. |
| Deposit | Updated 10/98 Ahm, Scgs |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updater | 01-OCT-1998 | Maybin, Arthur H. III | South Carolina Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1980 | Gibson, Gregory A. (Zupan, Alan-Jon | South Carolina Geological Survey | Field Obs |
| Editor | 01-DEC-2002 | Nicholson, S.W. | U.S. Geological Survey | Added Continent, Country, And State Fields; Formatted Fields Where Necessary |
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