Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphosed Stratiform
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlNear Contact Of Schist And Gneiss Units
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pyrite, Gold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockSchist
Economic & production
Development statusUnknown
First production1848
Identification
Deposit ID10081905
MRDS IDW044333
Alternate namesWilson Mine, Big Wilson Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.05671, -81.16342
References
GRAFTONSLOAN, E. 1908, CATALOGUE OF THE MINERAL LOCALITIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA; SCGS B 2BUTLER, J.R., 1966, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF YORK COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, SCGS B 33MCCAULEY, C.K., AND BUTLER, J.R., 1966, GOLD RESOURCES OF SOUTH CAROLINA: SCGS B. 32Sloan, E., 1908 , Mineral Localities Of South Carolina: South Carolina Geological Survey, Series Iv, Bulletin No. 2Sloan, E., 1908 , Mineral Localities Of South Carolina: South Carolina Geological Survey, Series Iv, Bulletin No. 2Mccauley, C.K., And Butler, J.R., 1966, Gold Resources Of South Carolina : South Carolina Geological Survey Bulletin 32Mccauley, C.K., And Butler, J.R., 1966, Gold Resources Of South Carolina : South Carolina Geological Survey Bulletin 32Butler, J.R., 1966, Geology And Mineral Resources Of York County: South Carolina Geological Survey Bulletin 33, 65 Pp.Butler, J.R., 1966, Geology And Mineral Resources Of York County: South Carolina Geological Survey Bulletin 33, 65 Pp.Field Obs ScgsMCCAULEY, 1966