James C. Chapman Mine

Producer in Burke county in North Carolina, United States with commodities Gold, REE
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10071255
MRDS ID W014542
Record type Site
Current site name James C. Chapman Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.77205, 35.68427 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Burke(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Glen Alpine(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hickory(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Catawba(hydrologic unit)

Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Burke

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
REE Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.77205, 35.68427

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discoverer James Chapman, Senior

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner James C. Chapman

Comments on the production information

  • MOST GOLD PRODUCED SOLD AS SOUVENIR MOMENTOS

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • BROAD AREA OF LOW-GRADE GOLD RESOURCES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JAMES C. CHAPMAN, ORAL COMMUNICATION; 196

  • Production

    ORAL COMMUNICATION

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IS LOCAL AUTHORITY ON GOLD MINING INDUSTRY; MINE IN GLEN ALPINE TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1976 D'Agostino, John P. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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