| Deposit ID | 10079207 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028152 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Clark Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -80.89314, 35.22872 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 221 |
| Relative position | 0.5 KM SE OF SPAUGH JR HIGH SCHOOL IN WESTERN CHARLOTTE URBAN AREA; MINE LOCATION NOT EXACT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mecklenburg(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Charlotte West(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 | Secondary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ASSAYS SHOW RANGE IN GOLD VALUES FROM 0.25 TO 7 OPT AND SILVER FROM TRACE TO 1 OPT |
|---|---|
| Result | AT 22 M DEPTH ON EAST VEIN AVERAGE SAMPLE HAD 0.7 OPT GOLD. |
| 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) | -80.89314, 35.22872 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NE; E |
| Dip | S, STEEP |
| Thickness | 2M |
| Length | 370M |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | S, STEEP |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1850 |
| District name | Charlotte District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 24M |
| Overall length | 329.18M |
| Overall width | 7M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W028152 |
NITZE, 1896 ; THREE ASSAYS OF EAST VEIN WITH GOLD AT $20.67 PER OUNCE AND SILVER AT $1.29 PER OUNCE PER TON ORE ; SRC.REF: NITZE AND HANNA, 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. 132 , LOCATED ON MAP OF GOLD DEPOSITS AT 1:1,600,000
MINE IN CHARLOTTE WEST TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000
1896 COMPILE NITZE, N. C. STATE, MINE
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TWO SETS OF QUARTZ VEINS; INDIVIDUAL VEINS FROM 32 CM TO 2 M INuTHICKNESS. PITS CONTINUE FOR OVER 300 M ALONG TREND OF VEINS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1977 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1992 | Klein, T.L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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