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Griffin Mine

Prospect in Randolph county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10026524
MRDS ID K005206
Record type Site
Current site name Griffin Mine
Related records 10224039

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -80.00034, 35.52621 (WGS84)
Relative position 16.8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ASHEBORO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Randolph(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Handy(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Salisbury(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Yadkin(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Randolph

Comments on the location information

  • DIGITIZED ON 62500 SCALE MAP FROM LOCATIONS GIVEN BY CARPENTER, 1976.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Kaolinite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Sericite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Sericite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone
    Rock unit name Tillery Formation
    Rock description Tillery Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -80.00034, 35.52621
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 25 E
    Dip 70 SE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone

Comments on the geologic information

  • MINE WAS OPENED IN A 6.5 FT. WIDE, IRON-STAINED, SHEAR ZONE STRIKING N 25 DEG E AND DIPPING 70 DEG SW. THE QUARTZ-SERICITE, SELVAGE IS IRON STAINED ON SOME SHEAR PLANES. BLACK, VITREOUS, MAMILLARY LIMONITE OCCURS ON QUARTZ GRAINS, AND LIMONITE CRYSTALS FILL CAVITIES IN THE MYLONITE. SOME CUBIC CAVITIES ARE STAINED OR FILLED WITH EARTH - BROWN LIMONITE AFTER PYRITE (?). A SMALL AMOUNT OF KAOLIN ON SOME SHEAR SURFACES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Carolina Slate Belt

Comments on the workings information

  • IN 1968, A SHAFT FILLED WITH WATER WAS PRESENT ON THE PROPERTY. AT A DEPTH OF 10 FT., A DRIFT TRENDING N 70 E WAS CUT.

Comments on development

  • APPARENTLY THERE WAS LITTLE PRODUCTION FROM THIS MINE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CARPENTER, P. A., III, 1976, METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA MINERAL RESOURCES SEC. BULL. 84, 166 P

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1976 Mcdaniel, Ronald D. North Carolina Division of Land Resources
Updater 01-JUN-1991 Klein, T.L. U.S. Geological Survey

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