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Silver Mine Ridge Gold Mine

Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States
GoldCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formBEDDED
Materials
Ore mineralsMagnetite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Economic & production
Development statusUnknown
First production1860
Discovery year1860
Identification
Deposit ID10078861
MRDS IDW027550
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.07401, -81.53923
References
MR. MARTIN, CASHION CROSSROADS, 1977 , PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONKeith, 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. 9Keith, 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. 9Mr. Martin, Cashion Crossroads, 1977 , Personal CommunicationMR. MARTIN, 1977