| Deposit ID | 10079905 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030664 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Culbreath Mine |
| Related records | 10184074 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.68234, 34.05703 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 119 |
| Relative position | 1.9 MILES S73E FROM DENNY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Saluda(county)
South Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Denny(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Newberry(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Spartanburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Saluda(hydrologic unit)
Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | South Carolina | Saluda |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Nickel Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Result | VALUES BEST ALONG AN IRREGULAR ZONE THROUGH WHICH THE DIORITE AND AMPHIBOLITE MERGE. CONCENTRATES FROM UNKNOWN QUANTITY OF AMPHIBOLITE ASSAYED 2.1 PER CENT NICKEL, 4.0 PER CENT COPPER AND GOLD $7.50. ANALYZED ORE FROM THE 55-FT. SHAFT-NICKEL, 0.82 PER CENT AND COPPER, 0.77 PER CENT. ANALYZED ORE IN AMPHIBOLITE FROM THE 185-FT. INCLINE - NICKEL AND COPPER, $4.00-$5.00/TON. AT LEVEL FROM 185-FT POINT OF INCLINE, ANALYZED ORE - NICKEL, 1.1 PER CENT AND COPPER, 0.90 PER CENT. FROM A 40-FT. ZONE IN THE ADJACENT PHYLLITES, 54 BOREHOLES ASSAYED AS HIGH AS $4.19/TON, WITH AN AVERAGE OF $2.45/TON IN GOLD. |
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| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -81.68234, 34.05703 |
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| Width | 3.66M |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
|---|---|
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1908 |
| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Culbreath Mining Co.; Newberry, S. C. |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.061HA |
| Length | 109.73M |
| Overall depth | 51.82M |
| Overall length | 30.48M |
| Overall width | 21.34M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W030664 |
MCCAULEY, C.K., AND BUTLER, J.R., 1966, GOLD RESOURCES OF SOUTH CAROLINA: S.C. STATE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, DIV. OF GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 32, 78 P. (REPRINTED 1980, S.C. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY)
SLOAN, E., 1908, CATALOGUE OF THE MINERAL LOCALITIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA: S.C. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULLETIN 2, 505 P. (REPRINTED 1958, S.C. STATE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, DIV. OF GEOL., AND 1979, S.C. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY)
Mccauley, C.K., And Butler, J.R., 1966, Gold Resources Of South Carolina: S.C. State Development Board, Div. Of Geology, Bulletin 32, 78 P. (Reprinted 1980, S.C. Geol. Survey)Mccauley, C.K., And Butler, J.R., 1966, Gold Resources Of South Carolina: S.C. State Development Board, Div. Of Geology, Bulletin 32, 78 P. (Reprinted 1980, S.C. Geol. Survey)
Sloan, E., 1908 , Mineral Localities Of South Carolina: South Carolina Geol. Survey, Series Iv, Bull. No. 2Sloan, E., 1908 , Mineral Localities Of South Carolina: South Carolina Geol. Survey, Series Iv, Bull. No. 2
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1980 | Gibson, Gregory A. (Zupan, Alan-Jon | South Carolina Geological Survey | Field Obs |
| Editor | 01-DEC-2002 | Nicholson, S.W. | U.S. Geological Survey | Added Continent, Country, And State Fields; Formatted Fields Where Necessary |
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