| Deposit ID | 10104195 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | RE00548 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ritter Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Mcdonald, Teisson |
| Geographic coordinates: | -79.51394, 35.46816 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 0.6 KM N 48 W OF THE INTERSECTION OF S.R. 1487 AND N.C. 22 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Moore(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Robbins(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Southern Pines(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Raleigh(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Deep(hydrologic unit)
Cape Fear(hydrologic accounting unit)
Cape Fear(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Moore |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Model code | 154 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25e |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal quartz-alunite Au |
| Mark3 model number | 38 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -79.51394, 35.46816 |
|---|
| Strike | N 15 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 30 NW |
| Length | 160M |
| Width | 1M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1891 |
| District name | Robbins District |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 30M |
| Overall length | 146.3M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | RE00548 |
POWER, J., FIELD NOTES FROM USGS STUDY
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1992 | Klein, T.L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.