| Deposit ID | 10199601 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0371590018 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gold Hill Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Randolph Shaft |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -80.33919, 35.5165 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 235 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Rowan(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gold Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Salisbury(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rocky(hydrologic unit)
Upper Pee Dee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Pee Dee(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Rowan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -80.33919, 35.5165 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0371590018 |
MURDOCK, T. G. THE MINING INDUSTRY IN NORTH CAROLINA FROM 1
1945. NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC PAPER NO. 65, 1948, PP. 8-10.
DRANE, B. S., & J. L. STUCKEY. THE MINERAL INDUSTRY IN NORT
CAROLINA FROM 1918 TO 1923 (INCLUSIVE). NORTH CAROLINA GEOL
AND ECONOMIC SURVEY ECONOMIC PAPER NO. 55, 1925, PP. 25-26.
PRATT, J. H. THE MINING INDUSTRY IN NORTH CAROLINA DURING 1
WITH SPECIAL REPORT ON THE MINERAL WATERS. NORTH CAROLINA
GEOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC SURVEY ECONOMIC PAPER NO. 15, 1908
CARPENTER, P. A. III GOLD RESOURCES OF NORTH CAROLINA. NOR
CAROLINA DEPT. OF NATURAL AND ECONOMIC RESOURCES INFORMATION
CIRCULAR 21, 1972, PP. 27-30.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 15-NOV-1983 | Lyday, Travis Q. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Active since 03/14/1973 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 3100096 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Gold Hill |
| Current operator | Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC |
| Current controller (parent) | Vulcan Materials Company |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (1709 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.
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