| Deposit ID | 10106094 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028144 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Means Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -80.88148, 35.29121 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 244 |
| Relative position | 0.7 KM DUE EAST OF EMMANUEL CHURCH; NORTHWESTERN CHARLOTTE; MINE LOCATION NOT EXACT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mecklenburg(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mountain Island Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Charlotte(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Catawba(hydrologic unit)
Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Mecklenburg |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | TWO ASSAYS SHOW GOLD VALUES OF $7.02 AND $28.44 , SILVER OF $1.65 AND $1.94 |
|---|
| 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 > Granitoid > Granite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -80.88148, 35.29121 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 35 - 40 E |
| Dip | 47 SE |
| Thickness | 2M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1850 |
| District name | Charlotte District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 53M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W028144 |
NITZE, 1896 ; ASSAYS OF GOLD AT $20.67 PER OUNCE AND SILVER AT $1.29 PER OUNCE
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. 138 , 139 , LOCATED ON MAP OF GOLD DEPOSITS AT 1:1,600,000
MINE IN MOUNTAIN ISLAND LAKE TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000
1896 COMPILE NITZE, N. C. STATE, MINE
NITZE, 1896
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SEE ALSO MCGINN AND CAPPS (ON SAME VEIN) |
| Deposit | THREE PARALLEL QUARTZ VEINS IN SCHIST; EACH VEIN 0.3 M TO 0.8 M THICK; SCHIST LAYERS EACH 0.2 M TO 0.3 M THICK |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1977 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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