| Deposit ID | 10079357 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028607 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Stony Creek Placer |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.98178, 35.51954 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 305 |
| Relative position | 0.6 KM NW OF THERMAL CITY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Rutherford(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Glenwood(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hickory(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Broad(hydrologic unit)
Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Rutherford |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| REE Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Monazite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium | ||
| |||
| (1) | -81.98178, 35.51954 |
|---|
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1M |
| Length | 4600M |
| Width | 100M |
| Depth to bottom | 1M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1940 |
| Year of first production | 1940 |
| District name | South Mountain Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 23HA |
| Overall length | 2300M |
| Overall width | 100M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W028607 |
STREAM PLACER ON GLENWOOD TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000 WITH PLACERED AREA LABELED AS STRIP MINE.
D'AGOSTINO, J. P., 1980, DATA FOR CRIB.
1980 COMPILE D'AGOSTINO, MINES MA
D'AGOSTINO, 1980
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1980 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.