| Deposit ID | 10105925 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W019076 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Flint Hill Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Old Darwin Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.50233, 35.00231 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 194 |
| Relative position | 7.9 KM SE OF CHEROKEE FALLS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cherokee(county)
South Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Blacksburg South(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 | Cherokee |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Result | LIEBER IN 1858 REPORTS $0.50 GOLD PER BUSHEL OF ORE AT $20.67 PER OUNCE |
|---|---|
| Result | SLOAN IN 1906 REPORTS TWO WHITE QUARTZ ASSAYS WERE ABOUT $4.00 PER TON GOLD AND SULFIDE CONCENTRATES WERE $123.00 PER TON GOLD AT $20.67 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 | Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| (1) | -81.50233, 35.00231 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1.2M |
| Length | 510M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
|---|---|
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1858 |
| Year of first production | 1859 |
| District name | Gaffney Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 15M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W019076 |
SRC.REF: MC CAULEY, 1966
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.
MINE SITE LOCATED IN BLACKSBURG SOUTH TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 24,000
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. 31 , TEXT 78 P.
1931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., MINE LOCATIONS
1966 COMPILE MC CAULEY, C., S. C. STATE, MINE DESCRIPTIONS
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. 32 , 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. 32 , Text 78 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CONTACT BETWEEN ROCK UNITS MAY BE FAULT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | QUARTZ VEIN 1 M TO 1.2 M THICK AND AT 1 EAST 510 M LONG IN POSSIBLE MAJOR FRACTURE |
| 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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