| Deposit ID | 10079182 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028123 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | A. J. Wilson Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -80.69369, 35.17622 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 209 |
| Relative position | 0.9 KM NNE OF BETHEL CHURCH; SE CHARLOTTE; MINE LOCATION NOT EXACT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mecklenburg(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mint Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Charlotte(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Catawba(hydrologic unit)
Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Mecklenburg |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ASSAY OF AN AVERAGE SAMPLE SHOWED GOLD AT $13.80 PER TON AT $20.67 PER OUNCE |
|---|
| 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 > Granite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock |
| (1) | -80.69369, 35.17622 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 63 W |
| Dip | 55 NE |
| Thickness | 0.04M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1895 |
| Year of first production | 1895 |
| District name | Charlotte District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 9M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W028123 |
NITZE, 1896
NITZE, H. B. C., AND HANNA, G. B., 1896 , GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3 , TEXT 200 P., MINE TEXT P. 144 , 145
MINE IN MINT HILL TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000
1896 COMPILE NITZE, N. C. STATE, MINE
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE ZONE 20 CM TO 36 CM THICK WITH QUARTZ VEIN CONTAINING COMPACT HEMATITE AND SOME PYRITE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1977 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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