Payne Prospect

Prospect in Alexander county in North Carolina, United States with commodities Beryllium, Mica
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 10296984
MAS/MILS ID 0370030008
Record type Site
Current site name Payne Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -81.08591, 35.88089 (WGS84)
Elevation 320

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alexander(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hiddenite(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hickory(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Yadkin(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 Alexander

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Beryllium Critical Tertiary
Mica Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -81.08591, 35.88089

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GRIFFITTS, WALLACE R. & OLSON, JERRY C., 1953, USGS PROF PAP

  • Deposit

    248-D, P. 227.

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.