| Deposit ID | 10096521 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028151 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Elliotte Brothers Prospects |
| Geographic coordinates: | -80.85703, 35.12039 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 204 |
| Relative position | 0.8 KM NNW OF QUAIL HOLLOW JR HIGH SCHOOL; SOUTHERN CHARLOTTE; MINE LOCATION NOT EXACT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mecklenburg(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Weddington(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Charlotte(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Catawba(hydrologic unit)
Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Mecklenburg |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ORE ASSAYS SHOW VALUES OF $6 TO $45 PER TON GOLD AND SILVER AND SOME COPPER WITH GOLD AT $20.67 PER OUNCE AND SILVER AT $1.29 PER OUNCE |
|---|
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -80.85703, 35.12039 |
|---|
| General form | LENSES IN WIDE ZONE |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 2M |
| Depth to bottom | 800M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1850 |
| District name | Charlotte District |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W028151 |
NITZE, 1896 ; SRC.REF: NITZE AND HANNA, 1896, P. 145.
NITZE, H. B. C., AND HANNA, G. B., 1896 , GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3 , TEXT 200 P., MINE TEXT P. 145
MINE IN WEDDINGTON TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000
KERR, W. C., AND HANNA, G. B., 1885 , ORES OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, V. 2 , CH. 2 , TEXT P. 125 - 359 , MINE TEXT P. 303
1885 COMPILE KERR, N. C. STATE, MINES
1896 COMPILE NITZE, N. C. STATE, MINES
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SIX QUARTZ VEINS, FIVE GROUPED WITHIN DISTANCE OF 0.8 KM; EACH VEIN FROM 1 M TO 2 M THICK; QUARTZ VEINS CONTAIN BROWN ORE ANDuSULFIDES. |
| Deposit | MATERIAL CAN BE BENEFICIATED AND CONCENTRATE USED IN BAYER-SINTER ALUMINA PLANT. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV; 2 UNPUB REPT; 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1977 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1992 | Klein, T.L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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