Leeds Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10071258
MRDS ID W014545
Record type Site
Current site name Leeds Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.94178, 35.4101 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rutherford(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rutherfordton North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Gastonia(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Broad(hydrologic unit)

Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Rutherford

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.94178, 35.4101

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1850

Comments on the production information

  • EXTENT OF MINING ACTIVITY AND GOLD RECOVERY UNKNOWN THOUGH MINE SITED IN AREA OF GOLD AND SULFIDE POTENTIAL

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • IN BROAD AREA OF LOW-GRADE GOLD RESOURCES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NITZE, H. B. C., 1896, "GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA", NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULL. NO. 3, MINE TEXT PG. 170, TEXT 200 PG.; MINE AREA IN RUTHERFORD NORTH TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000; MINE LOCATION NOT SPECIFIE

  • Production

    NITZE, H. B. C., 1896

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: IN 1800'S

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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