| Deposit ID | 10079199 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028142 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mcginn Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -80.87453, 35.29899 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 250 |
| Relative position | 1.8 KM DUE WEST OF WILLIAMS MEMORIAL CHURCH; NW 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)
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 |
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Result | SEVEN ASSAYS OF JANE VEIN ORE SHOW GOLD VALUES OF FROM $2.07 TO $113.68 PER TON AND SILVER FROM $0.31 TO $1.74 , AND TWO ASSAYS FOR COPPER SHOW VALUES OF 4.55 % AND 8.05 % |
|---|---|
| Result | THREE ASSAYS OF COPPER VEIN ORE SHOW GOLD VALUES OF FROM $5.17 TO $12.40 , SILVER FROM $1.20 TO $1.74 AND COPPER FROM 4.55 % TO 8.05 % |
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -80.87453, 35.29899 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 40 - 60 E |
| Dip | E, STEEP |
| Thickness | 11M |
| Length | 925M |
| Width | 11M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1840 |
| District name | Charlotte District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.093HA |
| Length | 570M |
| Overall depth | 45M |
| Overall width | 11M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W028142 |
NITZE, 1896 ; ASSAYS FOR GOLD $20.67 PER OUNCE AND SILVER $1.29 PER OUNCE
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. 137 - 139 , LOCATED ON MAP OF GOLD DEPOSITS AT 1:1,600,000
MINE IN DERITA AND MOUNTAIN ISLAND LAKE TOPO QUADS AT 1:24,000
1896 COMPILE NITZE, N. C. STATE, MINE
NITZE, 1896
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THREE MAJOR QUARTZ VEINS; MAIN QUARTZ VEIN IS THE JANE VEIN; IN THE NORTHERN SECTION OF THE JANE VEIN, A DIVERGENT QUARTZ VEIN TRENDING N 80 W AND DIPPING 55 N WAS MINED EXTENSIVELY FOR COPPER AND WAS NAMED THE COPPER VEIN WHICH WAS TRACED FOR 525 M AND WAS MINED ALONG A SECTION FOR ABOUT 260 M, IN A WIDTH OF ABOUT 3 M TO A DEPTH OF ABOUT 33 M, BELOW 33 M MINING TOO DIFFICULT; A THIRD UNEXPLORED QUARTZ VEIN DIVERGED SOUTHWESTWARD FROM THE COPPER VEIN |
| Deposit | JANE VEIN IN AURIFEROUS SLATES; COPPER VEIN AND UNEXPLORED QUARTZ VEIN IN COUNTRY ROCK OF QUARTZOSE SYENITE |
| Deposit | SEE ALSO MEANS AND CAPP'S MINES (SAME VEIN) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1977 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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