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Argo Mine

Past Producer in Nash 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. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084228
MRDS ID W101431
Record type Site
Current site name Argo Mine
Alternate or previous names Mann-Arrington

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.99889, 36.12925 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nash(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Essex(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Roanoke Rapids(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Norfolk(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Tar(hydrologic unit)

Pamlico(hydrologic accounting unit)

Neuse-Pamlico(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Nash

Comments on the location information

  • DIGITIZED FROM 1:24000 MAP FROM LOCATIONS DESCRIBED BY CARPENTER (1976)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Chlorite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Chlorite

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 Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) Metamudstone and Meta-Argillite
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Near Hollister Shear Zone
Type of structure Local
Structure description Ne-Trending Shear Zone

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES AND PODS
    Strike N 60 E
    Dip 40 SE
    Length 460M
    Width 120M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Quartz Veins And Stringers

Comments on the geologic information

  • SACCHAROIDAL QUARTZ LENSES ARE CONTAINED WITHIN A HIGHLY SHEARED CHLORITE SCHIST. THEuSCHIST MAY BE DEVELOPED FROM A DIORITE. SOME QUARTZ LENSES CUT THEuSCHISTOSITY AT LOW ANGLES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of last production 1894

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 33M
    Overall length 420.62M
    Overall width 120M

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPMED FROM A VERTICAL SHAFT 33 M DEEP. LARGE NORTH-TRENDING TRENCH 24 M LONG, 5 M WIDE AND 2 M DEEP. MANY SMALL PITS AND SHAFTS CAVED TO WITHIN 6 M OF THE SURFACE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PARDEE PARK , 1948, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 213, P. 64. LESURE, F.

  • Deposit

    CARPENTER, P.A.,III, 1976, METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 84, P. 51.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ATTITUDE IS OF CLEAVAGE IN HOST ROCKS GIVEN BY CARPENTER (1976)

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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