| Deposit ID | 10055337 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | RE00702 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fairfield Valley Placer |
| Alternate or previous names | Georgetown |
| Geographic coordinates: | -82.9507, 35.14678 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Transylvania(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lake Toxaway(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hendersonville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Knoxville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Seneca(hydrologic unit)
Savannah(hydrologic accounting unit)
Ogeechee-Savannah(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Jackson |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| (1) | Quartz Diorite to Granodiorite |
|---|
| Length | 3000M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1880 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | RE00702 |
LUTTRELL, G.W., 1978, GOLD, BASE-METAL, AND RELATED DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORTS 78-152, P. 154
LUTTRELL, 1978
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PLACERS EXTEND FOR SEVERAL MILES |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1992 | Klein, T.L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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