| Deposit ID | 10089371 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W019119 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ferguson Mine |
| Related records | 10202209 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.35452, 35.12071 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 233 |
| Relative position | 4.4 KM WEST OF BETHANY; PRIVATE PROPERTY ENCLAVE IN KINGS MOUNTAIN STATE PARK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
York(county)
South Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Filbert(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Gastonia(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 | South Carolina | York |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Ilmenite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Result | PYRITE QUARTZ VEIN ORE 0.5 TO 0.75 OPT AND ALTERED WALLROCK 0.15 OPT GOLD AND CONCENTRATES 4.9 OPT AU, AND CLEAN PYRITE 7.5 8.75 OPT AU. |
|---|
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| (1) | -81.35452, 35.12071 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1.2M |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
|---|---|
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1905 |
| Year of first production | 1906 |
| District name | Kings Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 30M |
| Overall length | 137.16M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W019119 |
SRC.REF: MC CAULEY, 1966
KEITH, ARTHUR, 1931 , GAFFNEY - KINGS MOUNTAIN S. C. - N. C. FOLIO NO. 222 , USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U. S., MINE TEXT P. 8 , SYMBOL LOCATES MINE ON MAP AT 1 : 62,500 , TEXT 13 P.
MINE LOCATED IN FILBERT TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 24,000
MC CAULEY, CAMILLA K., AND BUTLER, J. ROBERT, 1966 , GOLD RESOURCES OF SOUTH CAROLINA, STATE DEV. BOARD, S. C., DIV. OF GEOL., BULL. NO. 32 , MINE TEXT P. 65 , TEXT 78 P.
1931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., MINE LOCATIONS
1961 DIREXPL PRIVATE, UNKNOWN
1966 COMPILE MC CAULEY, C., S. C. STATE, MINE DESCRIPTIONS
MC CAULEY, 1966
Keith, A. And Sterrett, D.B., 1931, Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles: U.S.G.S., Geol. Atlas Folio Ser., No. 222, 13 P. Mine Text P. 8 , Symbol Locates Mine On Map At 1 : 62,500 , Text 13 P.Keith, A. And Sterrett, D.B., 1931, Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles: U.S.G.S., Geol. Atlas Folio Ser., No. 222, 13 P. Mine Text P. 8 , Symbol Locates Mine On Map At 1 : 62,500 , Text 13 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN QUARTZ CUTS BELT OF HORNBLENDE SCHIST WHICH IS ENCLOSED IN SCHISTOSE GRANITE; FOLIATION OF THE SCHIST AND GRANITE NE AND DIP STEEPLY SE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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