| Deposit ID | 10073196 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W019081 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Little Wilson Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.18172, 35.04931 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 207 |
| Relative position | 8 KM SSE OF CLOVER; EXACT MINE LOCATION NOT KNOWN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
York(county)
South Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Clover(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Gastonia(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Catawba(hydrologic unit)
Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | South Carolina | York |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Iron | Secondary |
| Sulfur | Secondary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| Rock unit name | Sericite Schist Unit | ||||
| Rock description | Sericite Schist Unit | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -81.18172, 35.04931 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
|---|---|
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1904 |
| Year of first production | 1905 |
| District name | Charlotte District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 27M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W019081 |
MC CAULEY, CAMILLA K., AND BUTLER, J. ROBERT, 1966 , GOLD RESOURCES OF SOUTH CAROLINA, STATE DEV. BOARD, S. C., DIV. OF GEOL., BULL. NO. 32 , MINE TEXT P. 66 , 67 , TEXT 78 P.
MINE SITE LOCATED IN CLOVER TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 62,500
1966 COMPILE MC CAULEY, C., S. C. STATE, MINE DESCRIPTION
Mccauley, Camilla K., And Butler, J. Robert, 1966 , Gold Resources Of South Carolina, State Dev. Board, S. C., Div. Of Geol., Bull. No. 32 , Mine Text P. 60 , Text 78 P.Mccauley, Camilla K., And Butler, J. Robert, 1966 , Gold Resources Of South Carolina, State Dev. Board, S. C., Div. Of Geol., Bull. No. 32 , Mine Text P. 60 , Text 78 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MICA GNEISS UNIT IS OF UNDIFFERENTIATED ROCKS OF CHARLOTTE BELT ROCKS GROUP; SERICITE SCHIST UNIT IS MOSTLY UNDIFFERENTIATED SCHISTS OF KINGS MOUNTAIN ROCKS GROUP ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | LARGE QUARTZ BODY; 1.5 KM SW OF WILSON GOLD MINE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editor | 01-DEC-2002 | Nicholson, S.W. | U.S. Geological Survey | Added Continent, Country, And State Fields; Formatted Fields Where Necessary |
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