Ferguson Mine

Unknown in York county in South Carolina, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10089371
MRDS ID W019119
Record type Site
Current site name Ferguson Mine
Related records 10202209

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.35452, 35.12071 (WGS84)
Elevation 233
Relative position 4.4 KM WEST OF BETHANY; PRIVATE PROPERTY ENCLAVE IN KINGS MOUNTAIN STATE PARK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

York(county)

South Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Filbert(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

  • ON EASTERN SLOPE OF KINGS MOUNTAIN RANGE
  • On Eastern Slope of Kings Mountain Range
  • Mine Located In Filbert Topo Quad At 1 : 24,000

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Native Gold

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore
Gold Ore
Ilmenite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Calcite Gangue

Analytical data

Result PYRITE QUARTZ VEIN ORE 0.5 TO 0.75 OPT AND ALTERED WALLROCK 0.15 OPT GOLD AND CONCENTRATES 4.9 OPT AU, AND CLEAN PYRITE 7.5 8.75 OPT AU.

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 > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.35452, 35.12071

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 1.2M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1905
Year of first production 1906

Mining district

District name Kings Mountain District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • INFORMATION LACKING FOR TOTAL PRODUCTION

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 30M
    Overall length 137.16M

Comments on the workings information

  • BEFORE 1904 FOUR OLD INCLINED SHAFTS; IN 1904 30 M VERTICAL SHAFT; ONE SHAFT 0.8 KM TO SOUTHEAST; SOME WORK DONE IN 1930S

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. 8 , SYMBOL LOCATES MINE ON MAP AT 1 : 62,500 , TEXT 13 P.

  • Deposit

    MINE LOCATED IN FILBERT 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. 65 , TEXT 78 P.

  • Deposit

    1931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., MINE LOCATIONS

  • Deposit

    1961 DIREXPL PRIVATE, UNKNOWN

  • 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. 8 , Symbol Locates Mine 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. 8 , Symbol Locates Mine On Map At 1 : 62,500 , Text 13 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN QUARTZ CUTS BELT OF HORNBLENDE SCHIST WHICH IS ENCLOSED IN SCHISTOSE GRANITE; FOLIATION OF THE SCHIST AND GRANITE NE AND DIP STEEPLY SE

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

Beyond USGS

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