Campbell Mine

Unknown in York county in South 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. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073200
MRDS ID W019085
Record type Site
Current site name Campbell Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.09812, 35.14121 (WGS84)
Elevation 192
Relative position 16 KM EAST OF CLOVER; EXACT MINE LOCATION NOT KNOWN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

York(county)

South Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Belmont(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Gastonia(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 South Carolina York

Comments on the location information

  • SW PART OF CHARLOTTE DISTRICT AND EASTERN PART OF KINGS MOUNTAIN RANGE
  • Sw Part of Charlotte District and Eastern Part of Kings Mountain Range
  • Mine Site Located In Clover Topo Quad At 1 : 62,500

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • QUARTZ VEIN WITH PARTIALLY AND COMPLETELY OXIDIZED PYRITE POSSIBLY BEARING GOLD

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limonite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Gold Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) Metamorphosed granite and granodiorite

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 57 E
    Dip 60 SE
    Thickness 2M
    Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1934
Year of first production 1935

Mining district

District name Charlotte District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL PITS; INFORMATION LACKING

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    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. 60 , 61 , TEXT 78 P.

  • Deposit

    MINE SITE LOCATED IN CLOVER TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 62,500

  • Deposit

    1966 COMPILE MC CAULEY, C., S. C. STATE, MINE DESCRIPTION

  • Deposit

    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. 60 , 61 , 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. 60 , 61 , Text 78 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ VEIN HAS WEATHERED PYRITE CUBES AND MASSES OF BROWN ORE
Deposit MICA GNEISS UNIT IS OF UNDIFFERENTIATED ROCKS OF CHARLOTTE BELT ROCKS GROUP ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Updater 01-NOV-1998 Maybin, Arthur H. III South Carolina Geological Survey
Editor 01-DEC-2002 Nicholson, S.W. U.S. Geological Survey Added Continent, Country, And State Fields; Formatted Fields Where Necessary

Beyond USGS

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