Mine detail: T.T. Erwin Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

35.4976, -81.91873

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold, REE
Tertiary:	Platinum
Ore:	Gold, Monazite
Orebody form:	STREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS
Discovery year:	1847

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Stream Placer
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host type:	Gravel
Tectonic:	Appalachian Piedmont

References

MRDS	M045420
DEP	10038134
Reference	{Deposit:: SHEPARD, C.U., 1847, NATIVE PLATINUM IN NORTH CAROLINA: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, 2D SER., V. 4, P. 280-281.}{Deposit:: KEMP, J.F., 1902, THE GEOLOGIC RELATIONS AND DISTRIBUTION OF PLATINUM AND ASSOCIATED METALS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULLETIN 193, P. 59.}
Reporter	Blair, Will N., Whitlow, S., Peterson, Jocelyn A.