| Deposit ID | 10079208 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028153 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Smith and Palmer Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -80.87787, 35.19761 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 221 |
| Relative position | 0.5 KM DUE SOUTH OF YORK JR. HIGH SCHOOL; SW 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
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 |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | FIVE ASSAYS SHOW GOLD VALUES OF FROM $5.17 TO $148.82 PER TON WITH GOLD AT $20.67 PER OUNCE AND SILVER OF FROM TRACE TO $0.91 WITH SILVER AT $1.29 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) | -80.87787, 35.19761 |
|---|
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 30 E |
| Dip | 50 NW |
| Thickness | 1.3M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1850 |
| District name | Charlotte District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 23M |
| Overall length | 137.16M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W028153 |
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. 131 , LOCATED ON MAP OF GOLD DEPOSITS AT 1:1,600,000
MINE IN CHARLOTTE WEST TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000
1864 COMPILE NITZE, N. C. STATE, MINE
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | QUARTZ VEIN 0.6 M TO 1.3 M THICK IS ONLY ONE MENTIONED; AT RUDISIL MINE, DL-013 , THERE ARE SEVERAL |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1977 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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