Cotton Patch Mine

Past Producer in Stanly county in North 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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10199825
MRDS ID W021252
MAS/MILS ID 0371670004
Record type Site
Current site name Cotton Patch Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -80.17479, 35.4276 (WGS84)
Elevation 192

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Stanly(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

New London(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Charlotte(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Pee Dee(hydrologic unit)

Upper Pee Dee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Pee Dee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Stanly

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Mafic Metavolcanic Rock

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Cotton Patch Mining Co., Inc.
    ID 3100602

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT MARCH 29, 1973.

  • Deposit

    NC GEOL SURVEY

  • Deposit

    OPERATION INCLUDES A PERMANENT MILL.

  • Deposit

    NOT ON 80 OR 81 MSHA LISTS

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10/81

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    RCF &CMS LISTS 10/81.

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.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 06/15/1979
MSHA mine ID3100602
Mine name (MSHA)Cotton Patch Mines
Current operatorCotton Patch Gold Mine
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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