| Deposit ID | 10089684 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028093 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Faggart Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -80.49924, 35.37038 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 207 |
| Relative position | 5.3 KM SW OF MOUNT PLEASANT |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Cabarrus |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | GOLD ORE ASSAYS 0.3 OPT GOLD |
|---|
| 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 > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite |
| (1) | -80.49924, 35.37038 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Charlotte Belt |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 0.4M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1850 |
| Year of first production | 1850 |
| District name | Mount Pleasant Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 15M |
| Overall depth | 30M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W028093 |
NITZE, 1896
NITZE, H. B. C., AND HANNA, G. B., 1896 , GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3 , TEXT 200 P., MINE TEXT P. 123
MINE IN MOUNT PLEASANT TOPO QUAD AT 1:62,500
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
1896 COMPILE NITZE, STATE N.C., MINE
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1976 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1992 | Klein, T.L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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