Mine detail: Smith Mine

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Location: York County, South Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.02931, -81.44873
dep_id: 10089367
mrds_id: W019105
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Trace mineral: Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Auriferous Quartz Veins
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Unknown
ore: Pyrite, Chalcopyrite, Gold
orebody_fm: LINEAR
work_type: Underground
ore_ctrl: Near Contact Of Roan Gneiss Unit And Younger Bessemer Granite Unit
Reporter: Nicholson, S.W.
hrock_type: Gneiss
arock_type: Granite
Year first produced: 1900
disc_yr: 1900
discr: Unknown
References:
  • Deposit:: KEITH, ARTHUR, 1931 , GAFFNEY - KINGS MOUNTAIN S. C. - N. C. FOLIO NO. 222 , USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U. S., MINE TEXT P. 8 , MINE LOCATED ON MAP AT 1 : 62,500 , TEXT 13 P.
  • Deposit:: MINE SITE LOCATED IN KINGS CREEK TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 24,000
  • Deposit:: MC CAULEY, CAMILLA K., AND BUTLER, J. ROBERT, 1966 , GOLD RESOURCES OF SOUTH AMERICA, STATE DEV. BOARD, S. C., DIV. OF GEOL., BULL. NO. 32 , MINE TEXT P. 71 , TEXT 78 P.
  • Deposit:: 1931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., MINE LOCATIONS
  • Deposit:: 1966 COMPILE MC CAULEY, C., S. C. STATE, MINE DESCRIPTIONS
  • Deposit:: Keith, A. And Sterrett, D.B., 1931, Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles: U.S.G.S., Geol. Atlas Folio Ser., No. 222, 13 P. Mine Text P. 8 , Mine Located On Map At 1 : 62,500 , Text 13 P.Keith, A. And Sterrett, D.B., 1931, Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles: U.S.G.S., Geol. Atlas Folio Ser., No. 222, 13 P. Mine Text P. 8 , Mine Located On Map At 1 : 62,500 , Text 13 P.
  • Deposit:: Mc Cauley, Camilla K., And Butler, J. Robert, 1966 , Gold Resources Of South Carolina, State Dev. Board, S. C., Div. Of Geol., Bull. No. 32 , P. 71 , 72 , Text 78 P.Mc Cauley, Camilla K., And Butler, J. Robert, 1966 , Gold Resources Of South Carolina, State Dev. Board, S. C., Div. Of Geol., Bull. No. 32 , P. 71 , 72 , Text 78 P.
  • Production:: KEITH, 1931
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