| Deposit ID | 10079145 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028069 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dan Hopkins Diggings |
| Alternate or previous names | Hopkins No.2 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -80.44729, 35.46843 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 216 |
| Relative position | 7.9 KM SLIGHTLY WEST OF DUE NORTH OF MOUNT PLEASANT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cabarrus(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Pleasant(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Charlotte(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rocky(hydrologic unit)
Upper Pee Dee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Pee Dee(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Cabarrus |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Mount Pleasant Pluton | ||||
| Rock description | Mount Pleasant Pluton | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -80.44729, 35.46843 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | West Of Gold Hill Fault |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Fault Zones |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1850 |
| District name | Gold Hill Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 182.88M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W028069 |
SUNDELIUS, H. W., AND STROMQUIST, A. A., 1978 IN PRESS GEOL. MAP OF THE MOUNT PLEASANT QUAD, CABARRUS AND STANLEY COUNTIES, N.C., USGS, DRAFT COPY, 1:62,500
MINE IN MOUNT PLEASANT TOPO QUAD AT 1:62,500
1978 GEOMAP SUNDELIUS, GEOLOG
SUNDELIUS, 1978
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | WEST OF GOLD HIL FAULT SYSTEM |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1978 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1991 | Klein, T.L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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