| Deposit ID | 10079188 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028129 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Henderson Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -80.82092, 35.34538 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 251 |
| Relative position | 0.3 KM NE OF CROFT; NORTHERN 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
Derita(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 | Mecklenburg |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Iron | Secondary |
| Sulfur | Secondary |
| Quartz | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Ore |
| Result | ASSAYS SHOW GOLD VALUES OF $14.00 TO $75.00 PER TON GOLD AT $20.67 PER OUNCE |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -80.82092, 35.34538 |
|---|
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 40 E |
| Dip | SE |
| Thickness | 1.3M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1850 |
| District name | Charlotte District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 30M |
| Overall length | 82.3M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W028129 |
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. 141 , LOCATED ON MAP OF GOLD DEPOSITS AT 1:1,600,000
MINE IN DERITA TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000
1896 COMPILE NITZE, N. C. STATE, MINE
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THREE BODIES OF ORE WORKED, WITH ORE ZONE 0.5 M TO 1.3 M THICK; AT LOWER DEPTHS SULFIDE ORES PREDOMINATE BUT SOME LIMONITE STILL PRESENT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1977 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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