South Carolina · York County
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Castles Prospect

York County, South Carolina, United States
GoldLeadSilver
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Description

J. E. Castles

Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryLead, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeAuriferous Quartz Veins
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLINEAR
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrite, Galena, Gold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockGranite
Economic & production
Development statusUnknown
Discovery year1952
Identification
Deposit ID10096424
MRDS IDW019093
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.05011, -81.40622
References
SRC.REF: MC CAULEY, 1966MC 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. 63 , TEXT 78 P.PROSPECT SITE LOCATED IN KINGS CREEK TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 24,0001966 COMPILE MC CAULEY, C., S. C. STATE, MINE DESCRIPTIONMc 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. 66 , 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 , Mine Text P. 66 , Text 78 P.