Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrmal Quartz Vein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlNear Contact Of Younger Bessemer Granite And Remnant Roan Gneiss
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockGranite
Economic & production
Development statusUnknown
First production1930
Discovery year1930
Identification
Deposit ID10089365
MRDS IDW019098
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.05541, -81.41092
References
KEITH, ARTHUR, 1931 , GAFFNEY - KINGS MOUNTAIN S. C. - N. C. FOLIO NO. 222 , USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U. S., TEXT 13 P., PROSPECT SYMBOL LOCATES MINE SITE ON MAP AT 1 : 62,500MINE 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. 33 , 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., Prospect Symbol Locates Mine Site On Map At 1 : 62,500Keith, 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., Prospect Symbol Locates Mine Site On Map At 1 : 62,500