Mine detail: Haile Mine

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Location

Lat / long: 34.57792, -80.5429

Resource(B)

Primary: Mica, Silver, Gold
Secondary: Sulfur
Tertiary: Tin, Molybdenum
Ore: Chalcopyrite, Telluride, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Gold, Cassiterite, Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Orebody form: TWO ENE-TRENDING TABULAR ZONES
Discovery year: 1827

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Stratabound Discordant
Production size: Large
Development status: Unknown
Production years: 1828-1848; 1888-1908; 1934-1942; 1985-1992
First production started: 1828
Last production ended: 1992

Geology

Host rock:Persimmon Fork Formation
Host type:Felsic Volcanic Rock
Associated rock:Richtex Formation
Associated type:Argillite
Alteration processes:Silicic, Sericitic (Also Paragonite), Chloritic

References

MRDSW101981
DEP10084589
Reference{Analytical Data:: KIFF AND SPENCE, 1988}{Deposit:: BELL, H., 1986, ; MCCAULEY AND BUTLER, 1966; PARDEE ANS PARK, 1948; KIFF AND SPENCE, 198}{Deposit:: Bell, H., 1986Bell, H., 1986}{Deposit:: Kiff, I.T., And Spence, W.H., 1988, Field Trip 2: Gold Deposits Of The South Carolina Slate Belt; Gold Mineralization And Associated Alteration Patterns At The Haile Mine, Lancaster County, South Carolina, In Secor, D.T., Jr., Southeastern Kiff, I.T., And Spence, W.H., 1988, Field Trip 2: Gold Deposits Of The South Carolina Slate Belt; Gold Mineralization And Associated Alteration Patterns At The Haile Mine, Lancaster County, South Carolina, In Secor, D.T., Jr., Southeastern}{Deposit:: Mc Cauley, Camilla K., And Butler, J. Robert, 1966 , Gold Resources Of South Carolina: South Carolina State Development Board, Division Of Geology, Bulletin No. 32Mc Cauley, Camilla K., And Butler, J. Robert, 1966 , Gold Resources Of South Carolina: South Carolina State Development Board, Division Of Geology, Bulletin No. 32}{Deposit:: Pardee, J.T., And Park, C.F., Jr., 1948, Gold Deposits Of The Southern Piedmont: U.S.G.S. Professional Paper 213, 156 Pp.Pardee, J.T., And Park, C.F., Jr., 1948, Gold Deposits Of The Southern Piedmont: U.S.G.S. Professional Paper 213, 156 Pp.}{Production:: BELL, 1988}
ReporterWhitlow, S., Nicholson, S.W.