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Pardo Prospect

Occurrence in Henderson county in North Carolina, United States with commodities Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Sulfur-Pyrite, Barium-Barite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10025190
MRDS ID K000867
Record type Site
Current site name Pardo Prospect
Alternate or previous names Pardo Mines Prospect
Related records 10248670

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -83.31238, 35.36122 (WGS84)
Relative position 1.5 MILES NORTHEAST OF UNION HILL CHURCH.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jackson(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Greens Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fontana Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Knoxville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Tuckasegee(hydrologic unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Nantahala National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Croatan 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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Henderson

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Tertiary
Sulfur-Pyrite Tertiary
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GALENA VERY ARGENTIFEROUS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bournonite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) No Replacement Indicated

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -83.31238, 35.36122
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Prospect Near Major Thrust Fault

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL
    Strike N80E
    Dip 65S
    Length 91.44M
    Depth to top 129.54M

Comments on the geologic information

  • VEIN ZONED FROM QUARTZ OUTSIDE TO GALENA IN CENTER

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1550
Discoverer Juan Pardo, Spanish Explorier

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Pardo Mines Co
  • Type Owner
    Owner Troy Alverson
    Home office Hendersonville, N. C.

Comments on the workings information

  • BEST EXPOSURE 15 FEET LONG, 1 FOOT WIDE. PROBABLY MINIMUM LENGTH OF VEIN SYSTEM 300 FEET. DIAMOND DRILLING INDICATES VEIN PRESENT AT 425 FEET

Comments on development

  • PROSPECT SAID TO HAVE BEEN EXPLOITED BY JUAN PARDO, 16TH CENTURY SPANISH EXPLORIER.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DAVIS, J. H. AND HALE, R. C. 1966, THREE GALENA OCCURRENCES IN SOUTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA (ABS): GEOL. SOC. AMERICA, SOUTHEASTERN SECTION, PROGRAM FOR MEETING, ATHENS, GA., P. 21.

  • Deposit

    WEDOW, HELMUTH, JR., HEYL, A.V., AND SWEENEY, J.W., 1968, ZINC AND LEAD, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE APPALACHIAN STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 580, P. 458

  • Deposit

    1954 DIREXPL N. J. ZINC CO., DISCOURAGING

  • Deposit

    1966 RECON TVA, DISCOURAGING

  • Deposit

    1968 COMPILE WEDOW, H. W.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 16TH CENTURY

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1973 Fagan, James M. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-1992 Klein, T.L. U.S. Geological Survey

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