| Deposit ID | 10106027 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027132 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Baker Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Baker Hill |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.69094, 35.89398 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 354 |
| Relative position | 1.8 KM SE OF ADAKO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Caldwell(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Collettsville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hickory(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Catawba(hydrologic unit)
Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Caldwell |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Chromium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Stolzite | Ore |
| Asbestos | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | DATA FROM SEMIQUANTITATIVE SPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYSES OF GEOCHEMICAL SAMPLES COLLECTED IN 1966 |
|---|
| 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 > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| (1) | Biotite Gneiss and Schist |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northeastward Trending Foliation At The Mine Along The Brevard Fault Zone A Mile To Northwest |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1M |
| Depth to bottom | 34M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1857 |
| District name | Morganton Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 35M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027132 |
NITZE, H. B. C., AND WILKENS, H. A. J., 1897 , GOLD MINING IN NORTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT SOUTH APPALACHIAN REGIONS: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 10 , 164 P., 10 PLS., 31 FIGS., ( DESCRIP., P. 68 )
REED, J. C., JR., 1964 , GEOLOGY OF THE LENOIR QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL. QUAD. MAP GQ 242
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. 176 , 177
1966 GEOCHEM J. WHITLOW, ELEMENT DISTRIBUTION
NONE KNOWN
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A SHALLOW PIT BESIDE A DIKE OF ULTRAMAFIC ROCK AND TWO SHAFTS APPROXIMATELY 30 FT ( 9 M ) DEEP, SMALL DUMPS INDICATE LITTLE MINING DONE. ASBESTOS PROSPECT IN ULTRAMAFIC DIKE. SCHEELITE INuQUARTZ VEIN. SULFIDES PRESENT IN 4 VEINS, THE BRASSWELL, GOLEY ANN, SHAFT, AND CABIN VEINS. IN 1906 THERE WAS A 35 M SHAFT, 13 M SHAFT, A 64 M CROSSCUTT TUNNEL, AND 13 SMALL PITS AND SHAFTS. GOLD IN PLACERS ANDuWEATHERED BEDROCK. |
| Deposit | AREA HAS BEEN THROUGH ONE OR MORE METAMORPHIC AND DEFORMATIONAL EVENTS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1977 | Whitlow, Jesse W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1992 | Klein, T.L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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