Mine detail: Long Creek Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 35.42177, -81.21232

Resource(M)

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper, Zinc, Lead, Silver
Tertiary: Bismuth, Arsenic
Ore: Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, Tetradymite
Orebody form: TABULAR
Other material: Quartz
Discovery year: 1850

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
Last production ended: 1892

Geology

Host rock:Kings Mountain Group
Host type:Gneiss
Associated type:Granite
Structure:Nne Of Kings Mountain

References

MRDSW028055
DEP10079137
Reference{Analytical Data:: NITZE, 1896 ; KERR, 1885}{Deposit:: NITZE, H. B. C., AND HANNA, G. B., 1896 , GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3 , 200 P., MINE TEXT P. 149 ; LOCATED ON MAP OF GOLD DEPOSITS AT 1:1,600,000}{Deposit:: MINE IN LINCOLNTON EAST TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000}{Deposit:: KERR, W. C., AND HANNA, G. B., 1885 , ORES OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, V. 2 , CH. 2 , TEXT P. 125 - 359 , MINE TEXT P. 304}{Deposit:: EMMONS, E., 1856 , MIDLAND COUNTIES OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, TEXT 351 P., MINE TEXT P. 167 , 168}{Deposit:: 1856 COMPILE EMMONS, N.C. STATE, MINES}{Deposit:: 1893 COMPILE KERR, N.C. STATE, MINES}{Deposit:: 1896 COMPILE NITZE, N.C. STATE, MINES}
Reporter*gostino, John P., Klein, T.L.