| Deposit ID | 10078262 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026505 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cameron Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.67043, 35.04151 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 194 |
| Relative position | 4 KM SSW OF GAFFNEY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cherokee(county)
South Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gaffney(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 | Cherokee |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Sulfur | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyromorphite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Siderite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| (1) | -81.67043, 35.04151 |
|---|
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 35 E |
| Dip | 40 TO 70 SE |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Commodity type | Both |
|---|---|
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1861 |
| Year of first production | 1861 |
| District name | Gaffney Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 42M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026505 |
KEITH, ARTHUR, 1931 , GAFFNEY - KINGS MOUNTAIN S. C. - N. C. FOLIO NO. 222 , USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U. S., MINE TEXT P. 12 , LOCATED ON MAP AT 1 : 62,500 , TEXT 13 P.
MINE SITE LOCATED IN GAFFNEY TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 24,000
1931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., MINE LOCATION
KEITH, 1931
Keith,A. And Sterret,D.B.,1931.Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles : U.S.G.S.,Geol. Atlas Folio Ser.,No.222 13p.., Mine Text P. 12 , Located On Map At 1 : 62,500 , Text 13 P.Keith,A. And Sterret,D.B.,1931.Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles : U.S.G.S.,Geol. Atlas Folio Ser.,No.222 13p.., Mine Text P. 12 , Located On Map At 1 : 62,500 , Text 13 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | QUARTZ VEIN NEARLY PARALLEL TO SCHISTOSITY OF HORNBLENDE GNEISS ENCLOSED IN INTRUSIVE GRANITE GNEISS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | INFORMATION LACKING; OXIDIZE MINERALS NEAR SURFACE, FRESH SULFIDES BELOW |
| Deposit | Pb Ore. Only Few Hundred Tons Produced |
| 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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