| Deposit ID | 10089932 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044332 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mary Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.17902, 35.06981 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 213 |
| Relative position | 4.3 MILES N 52 E OF YORK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
York(county)
South Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Clover(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Gastonia(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Catawba(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 |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Copper | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Model code | 184 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 28a |
| Deposit model name | Massive sulfide, kuroko |
| Mark3 model number | 93 |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist |
| (1) | -81.17902, 35.06981 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1.5M |
| Depth to bottom | 30M |
| Commodity type | Both |
|---|---|
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1850 |
| Year of first production | 1856 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | South Carolina Copper Co. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 30M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044332 |
SLOAN, E., 1908, CATALOGUE OF THE MINERAL LOCALITIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA; SCGS B2
BUTLER, J.R., 1966, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF YORK COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA; SCGS B33
LIEBER, O.M., 1858, REPORT ON THE SURVEY OF SOUTH CAROLINA: BEING THE SECOND ANNUAL REPORT: 145P., PUBLISHER UNKNOWN, COLUMBIA, S.C.,
Sloan, E., 1908 , Mineral Localities Of South Carolina: South Carolina Geological Survey, Series Iv, Bulletin No. 2Sloan, E., 1908 , Mineral Localities Of South Carolina: South Carolina Geological Survey, Series Iv, Bulletin No. 2
Butler, J.R., 1966, Geology And Mineral Resources Of York County: South Carolina Geological Survey Bulletin 33, 65 Pp.Butler, J.R., 1966, Geology And Mineral Resources Of York County: South Carolina Geological Survey Bulletin 33, 65 Pp.
Mccauley, C.K., And Butler, J.R., 1966, Gold Resources Of South Carolina : South Carolina Geological Survey Bulletin 32Mccauley, C.K., And Butler, J.R., 1966, Gold Resources Of South Carolina : South Carolina Geological Survey Bulletin 32
Field Obs Scgs
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SECONDARY ENRICHMENT OF COPPER ORE AT THE 30 M LEVEL. MAY BEuCONTINUATION OF THE BIG WILSON MINE LYING 1.6 KM TO NNE. |
| Deposit | Updated 4/99 Ahm, Scgs |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updater | 01-APR-1999 | Maybin, Arthur H. III | South Carolina Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1998 | Maybin, Arthur H. III | 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; Corrected Latitude (Subtracted 0.10) So That It Conforms With County And Location Comments |
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