| Deposit ID | 10055258 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | RE00547 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Riggon Hill Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -79.99645, 35.50204 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Montgomery(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Montgomery |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite |
| (1) | -79.99645, 35.50204 |
|---|
| General form | LENSES WITHIN WIDE ZONE OF ALTERATION |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 0.75M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1896 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 30M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | RE00547 |
NITZE, H.B.C. AND HANNA, G.B., 1896, GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 3, P. 77.
C.B. BROWN, 1934, UNPUBLISHED USGS FIELD NOTE
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | QUARTZ STRINGERS IN STOCKWORK IN SEVERAL ZONES IN SILICIFIEDuARGILLITE. LARGEST VEIN IN MAIN WORKINGS 0.75 M. AT LEAST LOCAL N 53 E DEPOSIT STRIKE BASED ONuALIGNMENT OF MAIN SHAFT AND PITS. DEPOSIT IS RICH IN SILVER ANDuGOLD AND PROBABLY SIMILAR TO THE NEARBY STEEL AND ELDORADO MINES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-92 | Klein, T.L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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