Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrmal Vein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlNear Contact Of Younger Bessemer Granite And Remnant Roan Gneiss
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite, Pyrite, Gold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockGranite
Economic & production
Development statusUnknown
First production1913
Discovery year1912
Identification
Deposit ID10073210
MRDS IDW019097
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.06931, -81.40402
References
KEITH, ARTHUR, 1931 , GAFFNEY - KINGS MOUNTAIN S. C. - N. C. FOLIO NO. 222 , USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U. S., MINE TEXT P. 9 , MINE LOCATED ON MAP AT 1 : 62,500 , TEXT 13 P.MINE SITE LOCATED IN KINGS CREEK TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 24,000MC CAULEY, CAMILLA K., AND BUTLER, J. ROBERT, 1966 , GOLD RESOURCES OF SOUTH CAROLINA, STATE DEV. BOARD, S. C., DIV. OF GEOL., BULL. NO. 32 , MINE TEXT P. 57 , TEXT 78 P.1931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., MINE LOCATIONS1966 COMPILE MC CAULEY, C., S. C. STATE, MINE DESCRIPTIONSKeith, A. And Sterrett, D.B., 1931, Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles: U.S.G.S., Geol. Atlas Folio Ser., No. 222, 13 P., Prospect Symbol Locates Mine Site On Map At 1 : 62,500Keith, A. And Sterrett, D.B., 1931, Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles: U.S.G.S., Geol. Atlas Folio Ser., No. 222, 13 P., Prospect Symbol Locates Mine Site On Map At 1 : 62,500