South Carolina · Lancaster County
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Haile Mine

Lancaster County, South Carolina, United States
MicaSilverGoldSulfurTinMolybdenum
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Description

Benjamin Hale

Commodities
PrimaryMica, Silver, Gold
SecondarySulfur
TertiaryTin, Molybdenum
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound Discordant
Model104: Hot-spring Au-Ag
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTWO ENE-TRENDING TABULAR ZONES
Ore controlTransitional Zone Between The Persimmon Fork Felsic Volcanic Rocks And The Overlying Laminated Argilllites Of The Richtex Formation
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Telluride, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Gold, Cassiterite, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockFelsic Volcanic Rock · Persimmon Fork Formation
Associated rockArgillite · Richtex Formation
AlterationSilicic, Sericitic (Also Paragonite), Chloritic
Economic & production
Development statusUnknown
Production years1828-1848; 1888-1908; 1934-1942; 1985-1992
First production1828
Last production1992
Discovery year1827
Identification
Deposit ID10084589
MRDS IDW101981
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.57792, -80.5429
References
KIFF AND SPENCE, 1988BELL, H., 1986, ; MCCAULEY AND BUTLER, 1966; PARDEE ANS PARK, 1948; KIFF AND SPENCE, 198Bell, H., 1986Bell, H., 1986Kiff, I.T., And Spence, W.H., 1988, Field Trip 2: Gold Deposits Of The South Carolina Slate Belt; Gold Mineralization And Associated Alteration Patterns At The Haile Mine, Lancaster County, South Carolina, In Secor, D.T., Jr., Southeastern Kiff, I.T., And Spence, W.H., 1988, Field Trip 2: Gold Deposits Of The South Carolina Slate Belt; Gold Mineralization And Associated Alteration Patterns At The Haile Mine, Lancaster County, South Carolina, In Secor, D.T., Jr., SoutheasternMc Cauley, Camilla K., And Butler, J. Robert, 1966 , Gold Resources Of South Carolina: South Carolina State Development Board, Division Of Geology, Bulletin No. 32Mc Cauley, Camilla K., And Butler, J. Robert, 1966 , Gold Resources Of South Carolina: South Carolina State Development Board, Division Of Geology, Bulletin No. 32Pardee, J.T., And Park, C.F., Jr., 1948, Gold Deposits Of The Southern Piedmont: U.S.G.S. Professional Paper 213, 156 Pp.Pardee, J.T., And Park, C.F., Jr., 1948, Gold Deposits Of The Southern Piedmont: U.S.G.S. Professional Paper 213, 156 Pp.BELL, 1988