Mine detail: Parks Mine

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Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.1965, -80.80287
dep_id: 10079129
mrds_id: W028046
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Gold
Trace mineral: Quartz
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Gold, Quartz
orebody_fm: LINEAR
Reporter: *gostino, John P.
hrock_type: Granite
disc_yr: 1850
References:
  • Deposit:: NITZE, H. B. C., AND HANNA, G. B., 1896 , GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3 , TEXT 200 P., MINE TEXT P. 125 , LOCATED ON MAP OF GOLD DEPOSITS AT 1:1,600,000
  • Deposit:: MINE IN CHARLOTTE EAST TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000
  • Deposit:: KERR, W. C., AND HANNA, G. B., 1893 , ORES OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, V. 2 , CH. 2 , TEXT P. 125 - 359 , MINE TEXT P. 292
  • Deposit:: 1893 COMPILE KERR, N.C. STATE, MINES
  • Deposit:: 1896 COMPILE NITZE, N.C. STATE, MINES
  • Production:: NITZE, 1896
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