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Unnamed Copper Prospect

Occurrence in Cabarrus county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10089679
MRDS ID W028072
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Copper Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -80.49119, 35.34732 (WGS84)
Elevation 186
Relative position 9.3 KM SW OF MOUNT PLEASANT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cabarrus(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Locust(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Charlotte(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Rocky(hydrologic unit)

Upper Pee Dee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Pee Dee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Cabarrus

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR TO WESTERN EDGE OF SLATE BELT

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PROBABLY SMALL PROSPECT FOR COPPER IN SULFIDE - BEARING QUARTZ VEIN

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Quartz Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -80.49119, 35.34732
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LINEAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1850

Mining district

District name Charlotte Belt

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • PROSPECT ONLY

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PROBABLY SOME LOW - GRADE COPPER ORE PRESENT

Comments on the workings information

  • PROBABLY ONLY SMALL PROSPECT PIT

Comments on development

  • LOCATED IN GENERAL AREA OF SEVERAL NATIVE GOLD WORKINGS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SUNDELIUS, H. W., AND STROMQUIST, A. A., 1978 IN PRESS GEOL. MAP OF THE MOUNT PLEASANT QUAD, CABARRUS AND STANLEY COUNTIES, N.C., USGS, DRAFT COPY, 1:62,500

  • Deposit

    MINE IN MOUNT PLEASANT TOPO QUAD AT 1:62,500

  • Deposit

    1878 GEOMAP SUNDELIUS, GEOLOG

  • Production

    SUNDELIUS, 1978

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SLIGHTLY METAMORPHOSED TO SCHISTOSE, MAFIC, TUFF BRECCIA, AND FINE - GRAINED TUFF
Deposit ABOUT 2.0 KM WEST OF GOLD HILL - SILVER HILL SHEAR FAULT SYSTEM

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1978 D'Agostino, John P. U.S. Geological Survey

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