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Grampus Prospect

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084177
MRDS ID W101202
Record type Site
Current site name Grampus Prospect
Alternate or previous names Grampusville

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -79.50088, 35.4426 (WGS84)
Relative position 0.4 KM S 20 E OF THE INTERSECTION OF S.R. 1638 AND N.C. 22

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Moore(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Robbins(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Southern Pines(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Raleigh(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Deep(hydrologic unit)

Cape Fear(hydrologic accounting unit)

Cape Fear(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Moore

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Sericitic, Silicic

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 104
USGS model code 25a
Deposit model name Hot-spring Au-Ag
Mark3 model number 45

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) -79.50088, 35.4426
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 40M
    Width 15M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Silicified Tuff

Comments on the geologic information

  • BEDROCK IS EXTREMELY WEATHERED. 0.3 M WIDE SILICIFIED TUFF IS EXPOSED WHICHuMAY BE THE ORE ZONE. THE CLEAVAGE IN THE SCHISTOSE TUFF STRIKES N 30 E ANDuDIPS 58 NW. WORKINGS HAVE SIMILAR ORIENTATION.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Robbins

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall length 36.58M
    Overall width 15M

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO FILLED SHAFTS AND SEVERAL SMALL PITW

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LRSURE, F

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1983 Whitlow, S. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-1993 Klein, T.L. U.S. Geological Survey

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