| Deposit ID | 10106087 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028044 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | St. Catherine Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Charlotte, Mccombs |
| Geographic coordinates: | -80.85925, 35.21094 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 223 |
| Relative position | 1.2 KM SE OF YWCA IN DOWNTOWN 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
Charlotte East(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 | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Ankerite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | FOUR ASSAYS OF BROWN ORES HAVE 1.3 OPT AU, 0.55 OPT AG |
|---|---|
| Result | 1.9 OPT AU, 0.44 OPT AG |
| Result | 2.7 OPT AU, 0.29 OPT AG |
| Result | 5 OPT AU, 0.7 OPT AG. ONE ASSAY DISEMMINATED PYRITE CONTAINED GOLD 1.2 OPT AU AND 0.12 OPT AG. THREE ASSAYS OF FIRST CLASS ORES CONTAINED 2.5 OPT AU, 0.43 OPT AG |
| Result | 2.6 OPT AU, TRACE AG |
| Result | 3.5 OPT AU, 0.3 OPT AG. THREE ASSAYS OF CONCENTRATES SHOWED GOLD FROM 1.9 TO 6.4 OPT, AND SILVER FROM 0.85 TO 0.95 OPT. |
| 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 > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| (1) | -80.85925, 35.21094 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne And Nw Trending Fractures |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 30 E |
| Dip | 45 NW |
| Width | 30M |
| Depth to bottom | 113M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1826 |
| Year of first production | 1826 |
| Year of last production | 1908 |
| District name | Charlotte District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 91.5M |
| Overall depth | 113M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W028044 |
NITZE, 1896 ; SIX GROUPS OF ASSAYS WITH GOLD AT $20.67 PER OUNCE AND SILVER $1.29 PER OUNCE PER TON ORE
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. 129 - 131
MINE IN CHARLOTTE EAST TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000
KERR, W. C., AND HANNA, G.B., 1893 , ORES OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, V. 2 , CH. 2 , TEXT P. 125-359 , MINE TEXT P. 289 - 292
1893 COMPILE KERR, N.C. STATE, MINES
1896 COMPILE NITZE, N.C. STATE, MINES
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PARALLEL ORE BODIES, EACH 0.6 TO 2 M THICK, IN SHEARED SLATE; ORE CONTAINS NOT MORE THAN 2 TO 3 PERCENT PYRITE |
| Deposit | ON THE SAME VEIN SYSTEM AS THE RUDISIL |
| 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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