Mine detail: Brewer Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 34.65012, -80.4165

Resource(B)

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper, Silver
Tertiary: Pyrite, Kyanite, Tin, Molybdenum
Ore: Cassiterite, Bornite, Bismuthinite, Tetrahedrite, Sphalerite, Topaz, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Chalcopyrite, Enargite, Gold
Gangue: Sericite, Pyrophyllite, Kyanite, Andalusite, Quartz
Orebody form: IRREGULAR MASSES, STRINGERS, AND ARCUATE PIPE
Discovery year: 1828

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Breccia-Filling, Placer
Production size: Medium
Development status: Unknown
Production years: 1828-1862; 1879-1895; 1934-1940; 1987-1990; 1992
First production started: 1844
Last production ended: 1992

Geology

Host type:Felsic Volcanic Rock
Alteration processes:Metamorphosed Advanced Argillic Alteration; Probably Primary Andalusite. Two Generations Of Topaz.

References

MRDSW007508
DEP10069808
Reference{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}
ReporterNicholson, S.W.