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Pilot Mountain Mine

Occurrence in Burke county in North Carolina, United States with commodities Gold, Lead
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  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. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10078676
MRDS ID W027140
Record type Site
Current site name Pilot Mountain Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.83067, 35.6051 (WGS84)
Elevation 530
Relative position 3.6 KM EAST OF DYSARTSVILLE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Burke(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dysartsville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hickory(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Burke

Comments on the location information

  • ON EASTERN FLANK OF PILOT MOUNTAIN WHICH IS ON WESTERN SIDE OF SOUTH MOUNTAINS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MINOR GOLD ANOMALY

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Analytical data

Result 4 GEOCHEMICAL SAMPLES ANALYZED BY THE SEMIQUANTITATIVE SPECTROGRAPHIC METHOD FOR 34 ELEMENTS

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 Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.83067, 35.6051
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Length 75M
    Width 18M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Quartz Veins Striking North 70-75 Degrees East.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1850

Mining district

District name South Mountains District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Brackett

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.135HA
    Overall length 68.58M
    Overall width 18M

Comments on the workings information

  • THIS OPEN CUT IS NEAR TOP OF PILOT MOUNTAIN ABOVE WATER SUPPLY FOR WASHING.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRACKETT 1966 , ORAL COMMUNICATION

  • Deposit

    MINE IN DYSARTSVILLE TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000

  • Deposit

    1966 GEOCHEM J. WHITLOW, ELEMENT CONTEN

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1800'S
Deposit THIS IS SOURCE OF MUCH OF PLACER GOLD MINED FROM THE BASE OF PILOT MOUNTAIN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1977 Whitlow, Jesse W. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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