| Deposit ID | 10055228 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | RE00513 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Colburn Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Coburn |
| Geographic coordinates: | -79.8945, 35.62399 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Randolph(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Eleazer(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Chapel Hill(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Raleigh(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)
National Forests in North Carolina(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Birkhead Mountains Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Randolph |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| 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 | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Uwharrie Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Uwharrie Formation | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt |
| Rock unit name | Uwharrie Formation |
| Rock description | Uwharrie Formation |
| (1) | -79.8945, 35.62399 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fault Trending N 25 E, Dipping 65 W |
| General form | TABULAR ZONE |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 25 E |
| Dip | 65 NW |
| Length | 40M |
| Width | 2M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|---|
| Area name | Birkhead Mountains Wilderness Area |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 36.58M |
| Overall width | 3M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | RE00513 |
KLEIN, T.L., USGS, SITE VISIT
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ALONG SAME STRUCTURE AS THE DOWD, RUSH, AND GLUYAS MINES TO THEuSOUTH. DEPOSIT MAY HAVE SYN-VOLCANIC ORIGIN. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1992 | Klein, T.L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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