| Deposit ID | 10079151 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028078 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Island Creek Placer |
| Geographic coordinates: | -80.03284, 35.35399 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 94 |
| Relative position | 8.5 KM SE OF BADIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Montgomery(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Morrow Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Charlotte(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Pee Dee(hydrologic unit)
Upper Pee Dee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Pee Dee(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Croatan National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Uwharrie National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
National Forests in North Carolina(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Montgomery |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock |
| Rock unit name | Uwharrie Formation |
| Rock description | Uwharrie Formation |
| (1) | -80.03284, 35.35399 |
|---|
| General form | CHANNEL FILL |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1850 |
| Year of first production | 1850 |
| District name | Albemarle Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W028078 |
NITZE, H. B. C., AND HANNA, G. B., 1896 , GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3 , TEXT 200 P., PLACER TEXT P. 80
PLACER IN ALBEMARLE TOPO QUAD AT 1:62,500
1896 COMPILE NITZE, STATE N.C., MINE
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PLACER OPERATIONS ALONG VALLEY BOTTOMS OF BIG ISLAND CREEK ABOUT 4.5 KM LONG AND ITS TRIBUTARY LITTLE ISLAND CREEK ABOUT 2.5 KM LONG |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1977 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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