| Deposit ID | 10079204 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028148 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Stephen Wilson Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -80.99648, 35.25899 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 201 |
| Relative position | 0.6 KM DUE WEST OF MT ZION CHURCH; WESTERN 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
Mountain Island Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Charlotte(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper 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 | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SIX ASSAYS OF ORE SHOW GOLD VALUES OF FROM $0.83 (.04 OPT) TO $344.67 (17 OPT) PER TON AND SILVER FROM $0.26 (0.2 OPT) TO $2.46 (1.9 OPT). |
|---|
| 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 > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -80.99648, 35.25899 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | EAST |
| Dip | 26-45 S |
| Thickness | 1M |
| Length | 240M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1850 |
| District name | Charlotte District |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 457M |
| Overall depth | 120M |
| Overall length | 219.46M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W028148 |
NITZE, 1896 ; ASSAYS OF GOLD AT $20.67 PER OUNCE AND SILVER AT $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. 133 , LOCATED ON MAP OF GOLD DEPOSITS AT 1:1,600,000
MINE IN MOUNTAIN ISLAND LAKE TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000.
1896 COMPILE NITZE, N. C. STATE, MINE
NITZE, 1896
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TEN QUARTZ VEINS LOCATED; THE NUMBER TWO VEIN 0.7 M TO 1 M THICK; THE NUMBER THREE VEIN DIPS MORE STEEPLY THAN 26-45 DEG S |
| Deposit | ADJACENT TO GIBSON AND NEAL MINES |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1977 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1991 | Klein, T.L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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