| Mine: |
HOWIE MINE |
| City: |
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Mine ID: |
148762 |
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| County |
UNION |
Seq Nbr: |
0371790009 |
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| State |
NORTH CAROLINA |
Latitude |
34.957778 |
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| Country |
USA |
Longitude |
-80.715278 |
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| Alternate Mine Names |
| CONDOR MINE |
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| Topographic Map |
| Map Name |
Map Scale |
250′ Quad Map |
| WAXHAW |
7.5 MIN |
SPARTANSBURG |
| Map Coordinates |
| Meridian |
Township |
Range |
Section |
Sub Section |
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| Zone |
Hemisphere |
Northing |
Easting |
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| 17 |
N |
3868200 |
525995 |
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| Geology and Ore Deposit Information |
| Deposit Model |
Deposit Type |
Deposit Size |
Deposit Age |
Deposit Form |
| LOW-SULFIDE AU-QUART |
VEIN |
TABULAR |
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M |
| Deposit Desc: |
SERIES OF NORTH-EAST PLUNGING HIGH-GRADE ORE SHOOTS WITHIN THE 50MvWIDE SHEAR ZONE. |
| Local Structure |
DEXTRAL ENE-TRENDING SHEAR ZONE |
| Non-Ore Minerals |
QUARTZ, SERICITE, CALCITE, CHLORITE, BIOTITE |
| Ore Minerals |
NATIVE GOLD, PYRITE, PYRRHOTITE |
| Mineral Occurrences |
| Mineral Species |
Variety |
Strunz |
Frequency |
| BIOTITE |
Not Specified |
8/H.11-00 |
Reported |
| CALCITE |
Not Specified |
5/B.02-20 |
Reported |
| CHLORITE |
Not Specified |
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Reported |
| GOLD |
Native |
1/A.01-40 |
Reported |
| GOLD |
Not Specified |
1/A.01-40 |
Reported |
| Muscovite |
Not specified |
8/H.10-70 |
Reported |
| MUSCOVITE |
SERICITE |
8/H.10-70 |
Reported |
| PYRITE |
Not Specified |
2/D.17-30 |
Reported |
| PYRRHOTITE |
Not Specified |
2/C.19-20 |
Reported |
| QUARTZ |
Not Specified |
4/D.01-10 |
Reported |