Mine detail: Brewer Mine

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Location:	Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long:	34.65012, -80.4165
dep_id:	10069808
mrds_id:	W007508
Commodity type:	metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral:	Gold
Minor mineral:	Copper, Silver
Trace mineral:	Pyrite, Kyanite, Tin, Molybdenum
Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Breccia-Filling, Placer
Production size:	Medium ammount of material produced
Development status:	Unknown
ore:	Cassiterite, Bornite, Bismuthinite, Tetrahedrite, Sphalerite, Topaz, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Chalcopyrite, Enargite, Gold
gangue:	Sericite, Pyrophyllite, Kyanite, Andalusite, Quartz
orebody_fm:	IRREGULAR MASSES, STRINGERS, AND ARCUATE PIPE
work_type:	Surface
model:	154: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au
alteration:	Metamorphosed Advanced Argillic Alteration; Probably Primary Andalusite. Two Generations Of Topaz.
ore_ctrl:	Arcute Breccia Pipe
Reporter:	Nicholson, S.W.
hrock_type:	Felsic Volcanic Rock
yfp_ba:	<
Year first produced:	1844
yr_lst_prd:	1992
disc_yr:	1828
prod_yrs:	1828-1862; 1879-1895; 1934-1940; 1987-1990; 1992
References:	Deposit:: FRIES, CARL, JR., 1942, TOPAZ DEPOSITS NEAR THE BREWER MINE, CHESTERFIELD CO., S. C.: U.S. GEOL. SURV. BULL. 936 - C. Deposit:: PEYTON, A. L., AND LYNCH, V. J., 1953, INVESTIGATION OF THE BREWER TOPAZ DEPOSITE, CHESTERFIELD CO., S. C.: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPT. INV. 4992.;PARDEE, J.T., AND PARK, C.F., JR., 1948, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 213, P. 106-111.; BUTLER, J.R., SCHEETZ, J.W., STONEHOUSE, J.M., TAYLOR, D.R., AND CALLAWAY, R.Q., 1988, THE BREWER GOLD MINE, CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA: FIELD TRIP GUIDEBOOK FOR THE GSA SOUTHEAST SECTION ANNUAL MEETING, COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, 22P. Deposit:: Peyton, A. L., And Lynch, V. J., 1953, Investigation Of The Brewer Topaz Deposit, Chesterfield Co., S. C.: U.S. Bureau Of Mines, Report Of Investigations 49Peyton, A. L., And Lynch, V. J., 1953, Investigation Of The Brewer Topaz Deposit, Chesterfield Co., S. C.: U.S. Bureau Of Mines, Report Of Investigations 49 Deposit:: Fries, Carl, Jr., 1942, Topaz Deposits Near The Brewer Mine, Chesterfield Co., S. C.: U.S. Geol. Surv. Bull. 936 - C.Fries, Carl, Jr., 1942, Topaz Deposits Near The Brewer Mine, Chesterfield Co., S. C.: U.S. Geol. Surv. Bull. 936 - C. Production:: SCHEETZ, STONEHOUSE, AND ZWASCHKA, 1991, MINING ENGINEERING Reserve-Resource:: SKILLINGS MAGAZINE, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990