| Deposit ID | 10106158 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030665 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Brown Mine |
| Related records | 10153648 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.35262, 34.95341 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 183 |
| Relative position | 3.64 MILES S55W OF HICKORY GROVE; 800 FEET OFF STATEHIGHWAY 211 ON DIRT ROAD. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
York(county)
South Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sharon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Spartanburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Spartanburg(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 | York |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Result | GRATON (1906)-BROKEN ORE $4 - $7/TON AND SORTED BROKEN ORE ABOUT $12/TON. SLOAN (1908)- "PAY STREAK" AT SMELTER $19 - $27/TON AND 1500 TONS OF ORE AT SMELTER $12 - $25/TON. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock | ||
| |||
| (1) | -81.35262, 34.95341 |
|---|
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N45E |
| Dip | 70NW |
| Thickness | 0.91M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
|---|---|
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1904 |
| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 487.68M |
| Overall depth | 24.38M |
| Overall length | 91.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W030665 |
MCCAULEY, C.K., AND BUTLER, J.R., 1966, GOLD RESOURCES OF SOUTH CAROLINA: S.C. STATE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, DIV. OF GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 32, 78 P. (REPRINTED 1980, S.C. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY)
SLOAN, E., 1908, CATALOGUE OF THE MINERAL LOCALITIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA: S.C. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULLETIN 2, 505 P. (REPRINTED 1958, S.C. STATE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, DIV. OF GEOL., AND 1979, S.C. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY)
GRATON, L.C., 1906, RECONNAISSANCE OF SOME GOLD AND TIN DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULLETIN 293, 134 P.
PARDEE, J.T., AND PARK, C.F., JR., 1948, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PROFESSIONAL PAPER 213, 156 P.
Mccauley, C.K., And Butler, J.R., 1966, Gold Resources Of South Carolina: S.C. State Development Board, Div. Of Geology, Bulletin 32, 78 P. (Reprinted 1980, S.C. Geol. Survey)Mccauley, C.K., And Butler, J.R., 1966, Gold Resources Of South Carolina: S.C. State Development Board, Div. Of Geology, Bulletin 32, 78 P. (Reprinted 1980, S.C. Geol. Survey)
Sloan, E., 1908 , Mineral Localities Of South Carolina: South Carolina Geol. Survey, Series Iv, Bull. No. 2Sloan, E., 1908 , Mineral Localities Of South Carolina: South Carolina Geol. Survey, Series Iv, Bull. No. 2
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DIP OF VEIN FLATTENS SOMEWHAT AT 30 FEET, THEN STEEPENS AGAIN AT 70-75 FEET. VEIN PARALLEL TO FOLIATION OF COUNTRY ROCK. VEIN CROOKED BUT CONTINUOUS AT SURFACE. AT DEPTH VEIN PINCHES OUT ALONG ONE FOLIATION PLANE BUT CONTINUES ALONG ANOTHER |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1980 | Gibson, Gregory A. (Zupan, Alan-Jon | 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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