| Deposit ID | 10073220 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W019113 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Leach Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.45923, 35.01621 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 201 |
| Relative position | 6.7 KM SSW OF KINGS CREEK |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | South Carolina | York |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Limonite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Result | SOFT BROWN OXIDIZED ORE RANGED FROM $25.00 TO $114.00 A TON GOLD AT $20.67 PER OUNCE |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Roan Gneiss | ||||
| Rock description | Roan Gneiss | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -81.45923, 35.01621 |
|---|
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NE |
| Dip | 25 NW, 25 SE |
| Thickness | 1.2M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
|---|---|
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1856 |
| District name | Kings Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 274.32M |
| Overall width | 200M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W019113 |
SRC.REF: KEITH, 1931
KEITH, ARTHUR, 1931 , GAFFNEY - KINGS MOUNTAIN S. C. - N. C. FOLIO NO. 222 , USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U. S., MINE TEXT P. 8 , MINE LOCATED ON MAP AT 1 : 62,500 , TEXT 13 P.
MINE SITE LOCATED IN KINGS CREEK TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 24,000
1931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., MINE LOCATION
KEITH, 1931
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. 8 , 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. 8 , Mine Located On Map At 1 : 62,500 , Text 13 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NEAR QUARTZ VEINS COUNTRY ROCK IS PRINCIPALLY SERICITIZED SCHISTOSE GRANITE OR SERICITE SCHIST WITH STRIKE SLIGHTLY EAST OF NORTH AND DIP VERTICALLY OR STEEPLY EAST; QUARTZ VEINS CUT ACROSS SCHISTOSITY; INCLUSIONS OF ROAN GNEISS IN BESSEMER GRANITE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | USUALLY TWO QUARTZ VEINS ABOUT 22.5 M APART DIPPING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS; VEIN THICKNESS RANGES FROM STRINGERS TO 1.2 M |
| 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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