| Deposit ID | 10079137 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028055 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Long Creek Mine |
| Related records | 10281543 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.21232, 35.42177 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 238 |
| Relative position | 2.4 KM NNW OF HIGH SHOALS; WORKINGS MAY HAVE WRONG NAME |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Gaston |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Bismuth Critical | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetradymite | Ore |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Result | ASSAY VALUE $8.00 PER TON GOLD AT $20.67 PER OUNCE, ABOUT $3.00 SAVED IN MILL |
|---|---|
| Result | CONCENTRATES RAN $24.00 PER TON FROM MC CARTER HILL SHOOT IN 1892 |
| Result | KERR REPORTS ASBURY SHOOT WITH SEVEN ASSAYS RANGED FROM TWO TENTHS TO FOUR OUNCES OF GOLD PER TON |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Rock unit name | Kings Mountain Group |
| Rock description | Kings Mountain Group |
| (1) | -81.21232, 35.42177 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Nne Of Kings Mountain |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 20-25 E |
| Dip | 85 NW |
| Thickness | 2.7M |
| Length | 90M |
| Depth to bottom | 50M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1850 |
| Year of last production | 1892 |
| District name | Lincolnton Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 48M |
| Overall length | 1200M |
| Overall width | 200M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W028055 |
NITZE, 1896 ; KERR, 1885
NITZE, H. B. C., AND HANNA, G. B., 1896 , GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3 , 200 P., MINE TEXT P. 149 ; LOCATED ON MAP OF GOLD DEPOSITS AT 1:1,600,000
MINE IN LINCOLNTON EAST TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000
KERR, W. C., AND HANNA, G. B., 1885 , ORES OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, V. 2 , CH. 2 , TEXT P. 125 - 359 , MINE TEXT P. 304
EMMONS, E., 1856 , MIDLAND COUNTIES OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, TEXT 351 P., MINE TEXT P. 167 , 168
1856 COMPILE EMMONS, N.C. STATE, MINES
1893 COMPILE KERR, N.C. STATE, MINES
1896 COMPILE NITZE, N.C. STATE, MINES
NITZE, 1896
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RICHEST GOLD ORE CONTAINS THE MOST PYRITE; BELOW ABOUT 17 M, ARSENOPYRITE INTERMIXED WITH THE PYRITES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1977 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1991 | Klein, T.L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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