Calhoun Placer

Past Producer in Pickens county in South Carolina, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Land status
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10135493
MAS/MILS ID 0450770004
Record type Site
Current site name Calhoun Placer

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -82.83177, 34.70792 (WGS84)
Elevation 213

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pickens(county)

South Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Clemson(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Greenville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Greenville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Seneca(hydrologic unit)

Savannah(hydrologic accounting unit)

Ogeechee-Savannah(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States South Carolina Pickens

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -82.83177, 34.70792

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MCCAULEY, CAMILLA K & BUTLER, J ROBERT, 1966, SC DIV OF GEOL

  • Deposit

    BULL 32, P. 56.

  • Deposit

    PARDEE, J T & PARK, JR., C F, 1948, USGS PROF PAPER 213, P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-NOV-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.