Mine detail: Sam Christian Placer

Previously called 'Dry HollowSam Christian CutCalifornia Cut'

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Location: Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.23371, -80.02839
dep_id: 10079144
mrds_id: W028067
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Gold
orebody_fm: BLANKET
ore_ctrl: Aluvial Placer Draining Area Of Widely Spaced Quartz
Reporter: *gostino, J.P., Klein, T.L.
hrock_unit: Tillery Formation
hrock_type: Argillite
arock_type: Rhyolite
Structure: Near Contact Of Uwharrie And Tillery Formations
yr_lst_prd: 1893
dy_ba: <
disc_yr: 1880
References:
  • Deposit:: NITZE, H.B.C., AND HANNA, G.B., 1896, GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BUL. NO. 3, P 80-83
  • Production:: NITZE, 1896
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