J. E. Gates Property

Occurrence in Lincoln county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Tin
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10248916
MRDS ID W027004
MAS/MILS ID 0371090009
Record type Site
Current site name J. E. Gates Property
Related records 10078599

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -81.23452, 35.4195 (WGS84)
Elevation 259

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lincoln(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lincolnton East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Gastonia(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Catawba(hydrologic unit)

Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Lincoln

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -81.23452, 35.4195

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N33E
    Dip 65W
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N33E:65W
    Date of Last Modification 820629

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Nc Tin Belt

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner J. E. Gates
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KESLER, T.L., THE TIN-SPODUMENE BELT OF THE CAROLINAS, USGS

  • Deposit

    936-J, 1942

  • Deposit

    KEITH AND STERRETT, TIN RESOURCES OF KINGS MOUNTAIN DISTRICT

  • Deposit

    BULL 660-D, 1917

  • Deposit

    KEITH AND STERRETT, USGS FOLIO 222, GAFFNEY-KINGS MOUNTAIN,

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit REC 801-805 ARE 1975 ENTRIES REC 030 COLS 34-46 FROM 700 PLATE 38 APPROXIMATION REC 040 COL 15 420 METERS WEST REC 040 COL 65 NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE REC 060 COL 37 LATE OR POST CARBONIFEROUS, 702 PG 135, 704 P REC 080 NO OTHER INFO, STRIKE AND DIP FROM 700 TABLE 18

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-NOV-1983 Schmidt U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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