| Deposit ID | 10096424 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W019093 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Castles Prospect |
| Related records | 10275078 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.40622, 35.05011 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 177 |
| Relative position | 4.9 KM ESE OF KINGS CREEK |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | South Carolina | York |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | J. E. CASTLES REPORTS ON THREE SELECTED SAMPLES PER TON, 0.72 OZ. GOLD AND 1.7 OZ. SILVER, 2.2 OZ. SILVER AND 7.7 PERCENT LEAD, AND 0.12 OZ. GOLD AND 1.3 OZ. SILVER AND 21.2 PERCENT LEAD |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| (1) | -81.40622, 35.05011 |
|---|
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 60 E |
| Dip | 76 NW |
| Thickness | 0.7M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
|---|---|
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1952 |
| Discoverer | J. E. Castles |
| District name | Kings Mountain District |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. E. Castles |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W019093 |
SRC.REF: MC CAULEY, 1966
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.
PROSPECT SITE LOCATED IN KINGS CREEK TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 24,000
1966 COMPILE MC CAULEY, C., S. C. STATE, MINE DESCRIPTION
MC CAULEY, 1966
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. 66 , 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. 66 , Text 78 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NEAR QUARTZ VEINS COUNTRY ROCK IS MOSTLY SERICITE SCHIST OR SERICITIZED SCHISTOSE GRANITE WITH STRIKE TO NNE AND DIP VERTICALLY OR SLIGHTLY EAST; QUARTZ VEINS USUALLY CUT ACROSS SCHISTOSITY ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | TWO QUARTZ VEINS EACH 0.7 M THICK; ONE VEIN CARRIES GALENA, SECOND VEIN TO THE SOUTH CARRIES PYRITE; QUARTZ VEINS IN AREA USUALLY PARALLEL AND 22.5 M APART |
| 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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