| Deposit ID | 10073192 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W019073 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Old Austin Placer |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.66843, 35.03181 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 191 |
| Relative position | 4.8 KM SSW OF GAFFNEY; EXACT STREAM TRIBUTARY NOT KNOWN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cherokee(county)
South Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gaffney(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | South Carolina | Cherokee |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Carolina Gneiss | ||||||
| Rock description | Carolina Gneiss | ||||||
| |||||||
| (1) | -81.66843, 35.03181 |
|---|
| General form | ALLUVIAL MATERIAL |
|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
|---|---|
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1858 |
| Year of first production | 1858 |
| District name | Gaffney Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W019073 |
MC CAULEY, CAMILLA K., AND BUTLER, J. ROBERT, 1966 , GOLD RESOURCES OF SOUTH CAROLINA, STATE DEV. BOARD, S. C., DIV. OF GEOL., BULL. NO. 32 , MINE TEXT P. 32 , TEXT 78 P.
PLACER STREAM LOCATED IN GAFFNEY TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 24,000
1966 COMPILE MC CAULEY, C., S. C. STATE, MINE DESCRIPTION
MC CAULEY, 1966
Mc Cauley, Camilla K., And Butler, J. Robert, 1966 , Gold Resources Of South Carolina, State Dev. Board, S. C., Div. Of Geol., Bull. No. 32 , Mine Text P. 32 , Text 78 P.Mc Cauley, Camilla K., And Butler, J. Robert, 1966 , Gold Resources Of South Carolina, State Dev. Board, S. C., Div. Of Geol., Bull. No. 32 , Mine Text P. 32 , Text 78 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | INFORMATION LACKING ON EXTENT OF GOLD - BEARING ALLUVIAL SANDS AND GRAVELS |
| Deposit | NEARLY ALL OF SHORT, NARROW HEADWATER TRIBUTARY STREAM COURSE IN ROAN GNEISS BUT MINOR AMOUNTS ALSO IN CAROLINA GNEISS; ADJACENT HILL CREST IS OF MAFIC ROCKS UNIT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editor | 01-DEC-2002 | Nicholson, S.W. | U.S. Geological Survey | Added Continent, Country, And State Fields; Formatted Fields Where Necessary |
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