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Vein Mountain Mine

Producer in McDowell county in North Carolina, United States with commodities Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10110442
MRDS ID W014547
Record type Site
Current site name Vein Mountain Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.95734, 35.54982 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

McDowell(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Glenwood(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hickory(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina McDowell

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) Metamorphosed Granitic Rock
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1850

Comments on the production information

  • ALTHOUGH 4 SHAFTS SUNK, ADIT DEVELOPMENT UNKNOWN; ORE GRADE, PRODUCTION AND GOLD RECOVERY ALSO UNKNOWN FROM LARGE AURIFEROUS ZONE; MINE IN AREA OF PROFITABLE STREAM DREDGING AND HILLSIDE SLUCING FOR GOLD

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • WIDE, LONG ZONE OF AURIFEROUS QUARTZ VEINS WITH UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF SULFIDES AT DEPTH

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NITZE, H. B. C., 1896, "GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA", NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3, MAP AT 1:62,500, PG. 152, MINE TEXT PG. 168, 169, TEXT 200 PG.; MINE AREA IN GLENWOOD TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,00

  • Production

    NITZE, H. B. C., 1896

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: IN 1800'S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1976 D'Agostino, John P. U.S. Geological Survey

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