| Deposit ID | 60001705 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014603 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Isenhour Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -80.37039, 35.494 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | DIGITIZED FROM STROMQUIST AND HENDERSON, 1985 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cabarrus(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Richfield(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Charlotte(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 | Cabarrus |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| (1) | -80.37039, 35.494 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure name | FAULTING |
| Structure description | NE-TRENDING FAULT |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure name | FAULTING |
| Structure description | GOLD HILL FAULT ZONE |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Discovery year | 1842 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | WHITNEY GOLD MINE COMPANY |
NITZE, H.B.C., 1896, GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3, MINE TEXT PG. 91, TEXT 200 PG.
CARPENTER, III, P. ALBERT, 1976, METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA, N.C. NAT. AND ECON. RES., MIN. RES. SECT., BULL. 84, MAP AT 1:165,000 PG. 27, MINE TEXT PG. 31, TEXT 200 PG.; MINE SITE IN MOUNT PLEASANT TOPO QUAD AT 1:62,500
PARDEE, J.T., AND PARK, C.F., JR., 1948, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 213, 156 P.
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