South Carolina · York County
Unknown

Ramsay Mine

York County, South Carolina, United States
Gold
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Description

Unknown

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 mineralsPyrite, Gold
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockGranite
Economic & production
Development statusUnknown
First production1900
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10073217
MRDS IDW019109
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.00821, -81.46593
References
KEITH, ARTHUR, 1931, GAFFNEY - KINGS MOUNTAIN S. C. - N. C. FOLIO NO. 222 , USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U.S., MINE TEXT P. 8 , MINE LOCATED ON MAP AT 1 : 62,500, TEXT 13 P.MINE SITE LOCATED IN KINGS CREEK TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 24,0001931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., MINE LOCATIONKeith, 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. 8 , 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. 8 , Mine Located On Map At 1 : 62,500, Text 13 P.KEITH, 1931