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Mccaw Mine

Unknown in York county in South Carolina, United States with commodities Gold, Copper, Silver, Iron, Sulfur
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10089369
MRDS ID W019111
Record type Site
Current site name Mccaw Mine
Related records 10153693

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.44233, 35.03511 (WGS84)
Elevation 171
Relative position 4.3 KM DUE SOUTH OF KINGS CREEK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

York(county)

South Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Kings Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Gastonia(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Charlotte(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States South Carolina York

Comments on the location information

  • EAST SIDE OF KINGS MOUNTAIN RANGE
  • East Side of Kings Mountain Range
  • Mine Site Located In Kings Creek Topo Quad At 1 : 24,000

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Primary
Silver Primary
Iron Tertiary
Sulfur Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • AURIFEROUS QUARTZ VEIN WITH SULFIDES
  • Native Gold

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Gold Ore

Analytical data

Result SLOAN REPORTS 22.5 TONS OF ORE FROM PIT NO. 1 PER TON AVERAGED $30.72 OF GOLD AT $20.67 PER OUNCE
Result 4.7 TONS OF ORE FROM PIT NO. 2 PER TON ASSAYED 1 OZ GOLD, 0.9 OZ SILVER, 10.4 LB. COPPER

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Roan Gneiss
    Rock description Roan Gneiss
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.44233, 35.03511
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LINEAR
    Thickness 3M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 10.5M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1904
Year of first production 1905

Mining district

District name Kings Mountain District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • INFORMATION LACKING

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PROBABLY SOME LOW - GRADE GOLD ORE REMAINS

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 10.5M

Comments on the workings information

  • INFORMATION LACKING; THREE SHAFTS, SEVERAL PITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Analytical Data

    SRC.REF: MC CAULEY, 1966

  • Deposit

    KEITH, ARTHUR, 1931 , GAFFNEY - KINGS MOUNTAIN S. C. - N. C. FOLIO NO. 222 , USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U. S., MINE TEXT P. 9 , MINE LOCATED ON MAP AT 1 : 62,500 , TEXT 13 P.

  • Deposit

    MINE SITE LOCATED IN KINGS CREEK TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 24,000

  • Deposit

    MC CAULEY, CAMILLA K., AND BUTLER, J. ROBERT, 1966 , GOLD RESOURCES OF SOUTH CAROLINA, STATE DEV. BOARD, S. C., DIV. OF GEOL., BULL. NO. 32 , MINE TEXT P. 68 , 69 , TEXT 78 P.

  • Deposit

    1931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., MINE LOCATIONS

  • Deposit

    1966 COMPILE MC CAULEY, C., S. C. STATE, MINE DESCRIPTIONS

  • Production

    MC CAULEY, 1966

  • Deposit

    Keith, A. And Sterrett, D.B., 1931, Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles: U.S.G.S., Geol. Atlas Folio Ser., No. 222, 13 P.Mine Text P. 9 , Mine Located On Map At 1 : 62,500 , Text 13 P.Keith, A. And Sterrett, D.B., 1931, Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles: U.S.G.S., Geol. Atlas Folio Ser., No. 222, 13 P.Mine Text P. 9 , Mine Located On Map At 1 : 62,500 , Text 13 P.

  • Deposit

    Mc Cauley, Camilla K., And Butler, J. Robert, 1966 , Gold Resources Of South Carolina, State Dev. Board, S. C., Div. Of Geol., Bull. No. 32 , Mine Text P. 63 , Text 78 P.Mc Cauley, Camilla K., And Butler, J. Robert, 1966 , Gold Resources Of South Carolina, State Dev. Board, S. C., Div. Of Geol., Bull. No. 32 , Mine Text P. 63 , Text 78 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ WITH GOLD CEASED AT 10.5 M DEPTH THOUGH QUARTZ VEIN CONTINUED TO GREATER DEPTH; VEIN 0.6 M THICK AT 10.5 M DEPTH; NEAR SURFACE VEIN 0.3 TO 3 M THICK
Deposit NEAR QUARTZ VEINS COUNTRY ROCK IS MOSTLY SERICITIZED SCHISTOSE GRANITE OR SERICITE SCHIST WITH STRIKE ABOUT NNE AND DIP USUALLY VERTICAL OR STEEPLY EAST; QUARTZ VEINS USUALLY CUT ACROSS SCHISTOSITY; INCLUSIONS OF ROAN GNEISS IN BESSEMER GRANITE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
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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