| Deposit ID | 10079291 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028492 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Eldorado Quartz Mine |
| Related records | 10297214 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -80.0195, 35.47566 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 183 |
| Relative position | 1.3 KM NNE OF ELDORADO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Montgomery(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Badin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Charlotte(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Yadkin(hydrologic unit)
Upper Pee Dee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Pee Dee(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Croatan National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Uwharrie National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
National Forests in North Carolina(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Montgomery |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Quartz | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Quartz | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt |
| Rock unit name | Tillery Formation |
| Rock description | Tillery Formation |
| (1) | -80.0195, 35.47566 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne Shear System |
| General form | LARGE POD |
|---|---|
| Length | 100M |
| Width | 50M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1960 |
| Year of first production | 1960 |
| District name | Albemarle Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Eldorado Mining Co. |
| First year | 1976 |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Length | 100M |
| Overall depth | 25M |
| Overall length | 91.44M |
| Overall width | 50M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W028492 |
CONLEY, JAMES F., 1962, GEOLOGY OF THE ALBEMARLE QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. OF CONSERV. AND DEVEL., DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES, BULL. 75, TEXT 26 P., MINE TEXT P. 18, MINE SYMBOLS SHOWN ON GEOLOGIC MAP AT 1:48,000.
MINE IN ALBEMARLE TOPO QUAD AT 1:62,500.
MCDANIEL, RONALD D., AND MCKENZIE, BENJAMIN J., 1976, DIRECTORY OF NORTH CAROLINA MINERAL PRODUCTS, NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. OF CONSERV. AND DEVEL., DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, TEXT 64 P., MINE TEXT P. 41.
1962 GEOLMAP CONLEY, N. C. STATE, GEOLOGIC MAP
1976 COMPILE MCDANIEL, N. C. STATE, MINES
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | INFORMATION LACKING |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1979 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1993 | Klein, T.L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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