| Deposit ID | 10106081 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027979 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Gold Mine Fl-169 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.43013, 35.13151 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 201 |
| Relative position | 4.5 KM SE OF GROVER, N.C.; MINE LOCATION NOT EXACT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cherokee(county)
South Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Grover(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 |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||
| |||
| (1) | -81.43013, 35.13151 |
|---|
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
|---|---|
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1850 |
| Year of first production | 1850 |
| District name | Kings Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027979 |
LIEBER, OSCAR M., 1857 , REPORT ON THE SURVEY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SECOND ANN. REPT. TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF SOUTH CAROLINA: COLUMBIA, S.C., R.W.GIBBES, STATE PRINTER, TEXT 145 P., MINE LOCATED ON GEOL. MAP AT 1:125,000
MINE IN GROVER TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000
1857 RECON LIEBER, STATE S.C., MINE
LIEBER, 1857
Lieber, Oscar M., 1857 , Report On The Survey Of South Carolina, Second Ann. Rept. To The General Assembly Of South Carolina: Columbia, S.C., R.W.Gibbes, State Printer, Text 145 P., Mine Located On Geol. Map At 1:125,000Lieber, Oscar M., 1857 , Report On The Survey Of South Carolina, Second Ann. Rept. To The General Assembly Of South Carolina: Columbia, S.C., R.W.Gibbes, State Printer, Text 145 P., Mine Located On Geol. Map At 1:125,000
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PROBABLY VERY SMALL RESIDUAL POCKET OF NATIVE GOLD IN BEDROCK |
| Deposit | MINE NEAR CONTACT OF ROAN GNEISS AND PREC CAROLINA GNEISS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1978 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey | Mine In Grover Topo Quad At 1:24, |
| 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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