| Deposit ID | 10071289 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014602 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Troutman Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Trautman Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -80.34535, 35.49621 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 8.3 MI NORTHEAST OF MT. PLEASANT AND 1.9 MI SOUTH OF GOLD HILL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cabarrus(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Richfield(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Charlotte(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rocky(hydrologic unit)
Upper Pee Dee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Pee Dee(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Cabarrus |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyromorphite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | 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 | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Tillery Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Tillery Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -80.34535, 35.49621 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Gold Hill Fault Zone |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Vein Filling Shear (N 60 E); Shear Foliation N 10 E, 75w. |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 60 E |
| Dip | 90 |
| Thickness | 0.02M |
| Depth to bottom | 34M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1842 |
| Year of first production | 1842 |
| District name | Gold Hill District |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 34M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014602 |
NITZE, H.B.C., 1896, "GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA", NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3, MAP AT 1:15,625 PG. 86, PL. VI, MINE TEXT PG. 88, 89, TEXT 200 PG.
CARPENTER, III, P. ALBERT, 1976, "METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA", N.C. DEPT. NAT. AND ECON. RES., MIN. RES. SECT., BULL. 84 MAP AT 1:165,000 PG. 27, MINE TEXT PG. 38, TEXT 166 PG.; MINE SITE IN MOUNT PLEASANT TOPO QUAD AT 1:62,500
PARDEE, J.T., AND PARK, C.F., JR., 1948, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT; U.S. GEOL, SURVEY PROF. PAPER 213, 156 P.
NITZE, H.B.C., 1896
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERALOGY AND DISCORDANCY TO SHEAR FOLIATION SUGGEST THIS MAYuBE A VOLCANOGENIC MASSIVE SULFIDE OR A MIXED ORIGIN. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1976 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1991 | Klein, T.L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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