| Deposit ID | 10105926 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W019088 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Clawson Mine Or Sutton Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Clawson Mine, Sutton Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -80.98451, 35.05841 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 221 |
| Relative position | 7 KM NW OF FORT MILLS; EXACT MINE LOCATION NOT KNOWN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
York(county)
South Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Fort Mill(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 | South Carolina | York |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Result | AVERAGE SAMPLE ACROSS ENTIRE VEIN ASSAYED $27.00 PER TON GOLD AT $ 20.67 PER OUNCE |
|---|---|
| Result | CHANNEL SAMPLE ASSAY 1.3 OPT AU |
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||
| |||
| (1) | Metamorphosed granite and granodiorite |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 52 W |
| Dip | 45 NE |
| Thickness | 1.5M |
| Length | 360M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
|---|---|
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1856 |
| Year of first production | 1856 |
| District name | Charlotte District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 18M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W019088 |
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.
MINE SITE LOCATED IN FORT MILL 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. 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.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TWO OR MORE VEINS, QUARTZ HAS PYRITE CUBES AS MUCH AS 1.3 CM ACROSS; THICKNESS OF VEIN INCREASED WITH DEPTH FROM 1 M TO 1.5 M |
| Deposit | MICA GNEISS UNIT IS OF UNDIFFERENTIATED ROCKS OF CHARLOTTE BELT ROCKS GROUP ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updater | 01-NOV-1998 | Maybin, Arthur H. III | South Carolina Geological Survey | |
| 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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