South Carolina · York County
Unknown

Wright Mine

York County, South Carolina, United States
GoldLead
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Description

Unknown

Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryLead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrmal Vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlNear Contact Of Younger Bessemer Granite And Remnant Roan Gneiss
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite, Gold
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockGranite
Economic & production
Development statusUnknown
First production1900
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10073215
MRDS IDW019106
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.03291, -81.43343
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. 72 , 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. Mine Text P. 9 , Mine Located On Map At 1 : 62,500 , Text 13 P.Keith, 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. Mine Text P. 9 , Mine Located On Map At 1 : 62,500 , Text 13 P.Mc Cauley, Camilla K., And Butler, J. Robert, 1966 , Gold Resources Of South Carolina, State Dev. Board, S. C., Div. Of Geol., Bull. No. 32 , P. 71 , 72 , Text 78 P.Mc Cauley, Camilla K., And Butler, J. Robert, 1966 , Gold Resources Of South Carolina, State Dev. Board, S. C., Div. Of Geol., Bull. No. 32 , P. 71 , 72 , Text 78 P.KEITH, 1931