| Deposit ID | 60001781 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028524 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Gold Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -80.04588, 35.3709 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ON SOUTH SIDE NEAR MOUTH OF BIG ISLAND CREEK WITH PEE DEE RIVER |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Montgomery(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Morrow Mountain(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)
Federal lands
Croatan National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Uwharrie National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
National Forests in North Carolina(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Montgomery |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| (1) | -80.04588, 35.3709 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure name | FAULTING |
| Structure description | SHEAR ZONE |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure name | FAULTING |
| Structure description | NE-SHEAR SYSTEM |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| Year of first production | 1900 |
CONLEY, JAMES F., 1962, GEOLOGY OF THE ALBEMARLE QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. OF CONSERV. AND DEVEL., DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES, BULL. 75, TEXT 26 P., MINE TEXT P. 18, GEOLOGIC MAP AT 1:48,000.
MINE IN ALBEMARLE TOPO QUAD AT 1:62,500.
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.