South Carolina · York County
Unknown

Smith Mine

York County, South Carolina, United States
GoldCopper
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Description

Unknown

Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeAuriferous Quartz Veins
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlNear Contact Of Roan Gneiss Unit And Younger Bessemer Granite Unit
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrite, Chalcopyrite, Gold
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockGranite
Economic & production
Development statusUnknown
First production1900
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10089367
MRDS IDW019105
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.02931, -81.44873
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 : 24,000MC CAULEY, CAMILLA K., AND BUTLER, J. ROBERT, 1966 , GOLD RESOURCES OF SOUTH AMERICA, STATE DEV. BOARD, S. C., DIV. OF GEOL., BULL. NO. 32 , MINE TEXT P. 71 , 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. 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.Mc Cauley, Camilla K., And Butler, J. Robert, 1966 , Gold Resources Of South Carolina, State Dev. Board, S. C., Div. Of Geol., Bull. No. 32 , P. 71 , 72 , Text 78 P.Mc Cauley, Camilla K., And Butler, J. Robert, 1966 , Gold Resources Of South Carolina, State Dev. Board, S. C., Div. Of Geol., Bull. No. 32 , P. 71 , 72 , Text 78 P.KEITH, 1931