| Deposit ID | 10078251 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026484 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Crowder's Mountain Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Caledonia Gold and Copper Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.28315, 35.19455 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 247 |
| Relative position | 7.6 KM SOUTHEAST OF KINGS MOUNTAIN CITY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Gaston(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Kings Mountain(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Gaston |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Result | FIVE ORE ASSAYS SHOW 0.05 TO 0.44 OPT GOLD. TRACE TO 2.1 OPT SILVER. THREE ASSAYS SHOW 0.19 TO 6.82 PERCENT COPPER. |
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| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Bessemer Granite Unit | ||||||
| Rock description | Bessemer Granite Unit | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| (1) | -81.28315, 35.19455 |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Nne Trending Folds And Faults |
| Thickness | 3M |
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| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1850 |
| District name | Kings Mountain District |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026484 |
NITZE, 1896
NITZE, H. B. C., AND HANNA, G. B., 1896 , GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3 , MINE TEXT P. 147 , 148 , TEXT 200 P.
KEITH, ARTHUR, 1931 , GAFFNEY - KINGS MOUNTAIN S. C. - N. C. FOLIO NO. 222 , USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U. S., MINE TEXT P. 9 , SYMBOL LOCATES MINE ON MAP AT 1 : 62,500 , TEXT 13 P.
ESPENSHADE, G. H., AND POTTER, D. B., 1960 , KYANITE, SILLIMANITE, AND ANDALUSITE DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES, USGS PP 336 , TEXT 121 P., MINE AND NUMEROUS PROSPECTS LOCATED BY SYMBOL TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 24,000
MINE SITE IN KINGS MOUNTAIN
1896 COMPILE NITZE, N. C. STATE, MINE DESCRIPTIONS
1931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., MINE LOCATIONS
1960 GEOMAP ESPENSHADE, G. H., STRUCTURE
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | INFORMATION LACKING |
| Deposit | MINE AND PROSPECTS NEAR CONTACT OF BATTLEGROUND SCHIST AND BESSEMER GRANITE UNIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1977 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1992 | Klein, T.L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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