| Deposit ID | 10106089 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028086 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mclean Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | Rumfeldt |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.08342, 35.16622 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 186 |
| Relative position | 7.6 KM SLIGHTLY WEST OF DUE SOUTH OF CRAMERTON WT; MINE LOCATION NOT EXACT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Gaston(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Belmont(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 | North Carolina | Gaston |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -81.08342, 35.16622 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR AND BLANKET |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 2M |
| Length | 180M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1850 |
| Year of first production | 1850 |
| District name | Gastonia Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 180M |
| Overall depth | 33M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W028086 |
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. 148 , LOCATED ON GOLD DEPOSITS MAP AT 1:1,600,000
MINE IN BELMONT TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000
1896 COMPILE NITZE, STATE N. C., MINE
NITZE, 1896
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | QUARTZ VEIN 0.3 M TO 2 M THICK |
| Deposit | INFORMATION LACKING |
| Deposit | KINGS MOUNTAIN GROUP CONSISTS OF QUARTZITE, MARBLE, CONGLOMERATE AND SCHIST ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1977 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1991 | Klein, T.L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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