| Deposit ID | 10026499 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K005174 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Martha Washington Mine |
| Related records | 10200048 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -79.78783, 35.30149 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 4.2 MILES SOUTH OF BISCOE AND 2.0 MILES WEST OF CANDOR. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Montgomery(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Biscoe(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Southern Pines(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Raleigh(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 |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||
| |||
| (1) | -79.78783, 35.30149 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Shear Zone |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 35 E |
| Dip | 75 SE |
| Depth to top | 182M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1901 |
| Year of first production | 1901 |
| Year of last production | 1916 |
| District name | Candor Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K005174 |
CARPENTER, P. A., III, 1976, METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA MINERAL RESOURCES SEC. BULL. 84, 166 P.
PARDEE, J. T., AND PARK, C. F., JR., 1948, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 213, 156 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SAME VEIN AS THE IOLA MINE WHERE THE VEIN PASSES OUT OF THEuBOUNDARIES OF THE PROJECTION OF SURFACE BOUDARIES (AT 182 M).uBROWN (1934) DESCRIBES A 1 FT. AND A 4 IN. QUARTZ VEINSuSEPARATED BY 5 FT. OF HOST ROCK IN THE TOP OF AN OPEN SHAFT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1976 | Mcdaniel, Ronald D. | North Carolina Division of Land Resources | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1992 | Klein, T.L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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