Southern Mine

Unknown in Cherokee county in South Carolina, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper
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. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073213
MRDS ID W019103
Record type Site
Current site name Southern Mine
Alternate or previous names Terry and Horn Gold Mine, Terry Gold Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.43793, 35.05091 (WGS84)
Elevation 201
Relative position 2.5 KM DUE SOUTH OF KINGS CREEK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cherokee(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 Cherokee

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
Silver Primary
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • NATIVE GOLD IN OXIDIZED ZONE, GOLD - BEARING SULFIDES IN QUARTZ VEINS; PRODUCED RICHEST GOLD ORE OF ANY MINE IN SOUTH CAROLINA
  • Native Gold

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Ilmenite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue

Analytical data

Result IN 1940 ORE HAD 1.29 OZ OF AU, 0.6 OZ OF AG, AND 13.44 LB OF CU PER TON
Result IN 1943 0.96 OZ OF AU, 0.88 OZ OF AG, AND 6.53 LB OF CU PER TON

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
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.43793, 35.05091

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 1.2M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1904
Year of first production 1905

Mining district

District name Kings Mountain District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • SURFICIAL MATERIAL BEFORE 1904; UNDERGROUND 1934 TO 1940; PROBABLY MOSTLY REWORKED DUMP 1941 , 1943

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 71M

Comments on the workings information

  • INFORMATION LACKING; IN 1904 WAS A 9 M PIT; IN 1934 SHAFT 42 M DEEP WITH CROSSCUTS AND DRIFTS; IN 1938 TWO SHAFTS, 40.5 M AND 52.5 M DEEP

Comments on development

  • IN 1962 SHAFT DEWATERED AND SAMPLED BY A CANADIAN COMPANY

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Analytical Data

    SRC.REF: MC CAULEY, 1966

  • Deposit

    KEITH, ARTHUR, 1931 , GAFFNEY - KINGS MOUNTAIN S. C. - N. C. FOLIO NO. 222 , USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U. S., P. 9 , MINE LOCATED ON MAP AT 1 : 62,500 , TEXT 13 P.

  • Deposit

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

  • 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. 34 , TEXT 78 P.

  • Deposit

    1931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., MINE LOCATIONS

  • Deposit

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

  • Production

    MC CAULEY, 1966

  • Deposit

    Keith, A. And Sterrett, D.B., 1931, Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles: U.S.G.S., Geol. Atlas Folio Ser., No. 222, 13 P.., Mine Text P. 9 , Mine Located On Map At 1 : 62,500 , Text 13 P.Keith, A. And Sterrett, D.B., 1931, Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles: U.S.G.S., Geol. Atlas Folio Ser., No. 222, 13 P.., Mine Text P. 9 , Mine Located On Map At 1 : 62,500 , Text 13 P.

  • 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 , P. 71 , 72 , 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 , P. 71 , 72 , Text 78 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit INFORMATION LACKING; TWO PARALLEL QUARTZ VEINS; AT 40.5 M DEPTH, SULFIDIC QUARTZ VEIN 0.3 TO 1.2 M THICK

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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