| Deposit ID | 10105977 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026361 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Gold Mine Fl-025 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.33872, 35.14401 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 247 |
| Relative position | 10.8 KM SOUTH OF KINGS MOUNTAIN CITY, N. C. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
York(county)
South Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Kings Mountain(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 |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -81.33872, 35.14401 |
|---|
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1.2M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
|---|---|
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1850 |
| Year of first production | 1850 |
| District name | Kings Mountain District |
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| Ownership category | State Park |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026361 |
KEITH, ARTHUR, 1931 , GAFFNEY - KINGS MOUNTAIN S. C. - N. C. FOLIO NO. 222 , USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U. S., MINE TEXT P. 9 , SYMBOLS LOCATES MINES ON MAP AT 1 : 62,500 , TEXT 13 P.
MINE SITE IN KINGS MOUNTAIN TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 24,000
1931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., MINE LOCATION
KEITH, 1931
Keith,A. And Sterret,D.B.,1931.Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles : U.S.G.S.,Geol. Atlas Folio Ser.,No.222 13p.(P.10-The Wyatt Mine Is Discussed In The Paragraph About An Old Mine" Under The Other Deposits Section)Keith,A. And Sterret,D.B.,1931.Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles : U.S.G.S.,Geol. Atlas Folio Ser.,No.222 13p.(P.10-The Wyatt Mine Is Discussed In The Paragraph About An Old Mine" Under The Other Deposits Section)
Van Horn,E.C., Legrand,J.R., Mcmurray,L.L.,1949, Geology And Preliminary Ore Dressing Studies Of The Carolina Barite Belt: South Carolina Research, Planning And Development Board, Div.Of Geology, Bull.No.18, P.15.Van Horn,E.C., Legrand,J.R., Mcmurray,L.L.,1949, Geology And Preliminary Ore Dressing Studies Of The Carolina Barite Belt: South Carolina Research, Planning And Development Board, Div.Of Geology, Bull.No.18, P.15.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RUSTY CELLULAR QUARTZ IN PLACES WITH LIMONITE GOSSAN; IN PLACES SOME FRESH PYRITE AND CHALCOPYRITE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1977 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| 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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