Faulkner 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 10073204
MRDS ID W019090
Record type Site
Current site name Faulkner Mine
Related records 10226026

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.37542, 35.08451 (WGS84)
Elevation 226
Relative position 5.8 KM ENE OF KINGS CREEK; MINE LOCATION NOT EXACT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

York(county)

South Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Kings Creek(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 South Carolina York

Comments on the location information

  • EAST SIDE OF KINGS MOUNTAIN RANGE
  • East Side of Kings Mountain Range
  • Mine Site Located In Kings Creek Topo Quad At 1 : 24,000

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GOLD - BEARING QUARTZ VEIN
  • Native Gold

Materials information

Materials Type of material
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 Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Roan Gneiss
    Rock description Roan Gneiss
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.37542, 35.08451

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 40 E
    Dip 23 NW
    Thickness 0.75M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1930
Discoverer W. Small
Year of first production 1930

Mining district

District name Kings Mountain District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • INFORMATION LACKING; PROBABLY ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF GOLD ORE PRODUCED

Comments on the workings information

  • INFORMATION LACKING; MAIN SHAFT FILLED; MINE WORKED IN 1930S

Comments on development

  • AREA PROSPECTED AND MINED INTERMITTENTLY FOR GOLD SINCE 1856

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. 65 , TEXT 78 P.

  • Deposit

    MINE SITE LOCATED IN KINGS CREEK TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 24,000

  • Deposit

    1962 DIREXPL UNKNOWN, MINOR PROSPECTING

  • Deposit

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

  • Production

    MC CAULEY, 1966

  • 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. 70 , 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. 70 , Text 78 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MOSTLY NUMEROUS SMALL DISCONTINUOUS QUARTZ VEINS AND ONE IRREGULAR VEIN ABOUT 0.75 M THICK
Deposit NEAR QUARTZ VEINS COUNTRY ROCK IS MOSTLY SERICITIZED SCHISTOSE GRANITE OR SERICITE SCHIST WITH STRIKE TO NNE AND DIP VERTICALLY OR SLIGHTLY EAST; QUARTZ VEINS USUALLY CUT ACROSS SCHISTOSITY; INCLUSIONS OF ROAN GNEISS USUALLY IN BESSEMER GRANITE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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