| Deposit ID | 10110441 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014541 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Conrad Hill Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -80.16534, 35.78481 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 5.7 MI EAST - SOUTHEAST OF LEXINGTON AND 8.5 MI SOUTHWEST OF THOMASVILLE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Davidson(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lexington East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Salisbury(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Yadkin(hydrologic unit)
Upper Pee Dee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Pee Dee(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Davidson |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Result | 0.5-15 OPT AU IN GOLD RICH ZONES |
|---|
| 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 | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Tillery Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Tillery Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -80.16534, 35.78481 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Gold Hill Fault Zone |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Conjugate Shears |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 20 DEG E |
| Dip | 50 DEG NW |
| Thickness | 1.83M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1831 |
| Year of first production | 1831 |
| District name | Cid Mining District, Carolina Slate Belt |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 121.92M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014541 |
BALLARD AND CLAYTON
CARPENTER, III, P. ALBERT, 1976, "METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA", N. C. DEPT. NAT. AND ECON. RES., MIN. RES. SECT., BULL. 84, MAP AT 1:125,000 PG. 46, MINE TEXT PG. 47, 48, TEXT 166 PG.; NITZE, H. B. C., 1896, "GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA", NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULL. NO. 3, MINE TEXT PG. 68 - 74, TEXT 200 PG.; MINE LOCATED BY SYMBOL ON LEXINGTON EAST TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000, MISLABLED AS COAL MINE
PARDEE, J.T., AND PARK, C.F., JR., 1948, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 213, 156 P
BALLARD, T.J., AND CLAYTON, A.B., 1948, CONRAD HILL COPPER AND GOLD DEPOSIT, DAVIDSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPT. INV. 4290, 7 P.
CARPENTER, III, P. A., 1976
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN TO 5M THICK, MOSTLY 2M. CONJUGATE VEINS OBLIQUE TO MAINuVEIN |
| Deposit | DODGE HILL SAME VEIN IMMEDIATELY NORTH |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1976 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1991 | Klein, T.L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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