Hale's Mine (Haile Gold Mine), Kershaw, Lancaster Co., South Carolina, USAi
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Hale's Mine (Haile Gold Mine) | Mine |
Kershaw | - not defined - |
Lancaster Co. | County |
South Carolina | State |
USA | Country |

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 34° 34' 36'' North , 80° 32' 28'' West | ||||||||||||||||||
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 34.57667,-80.54111 | ||||||||||||||||||
GeoHash: | G#: dnnsxnrz8 | ||||||||||||||||||
Locality type: | Mine | ||||||||||||||||||
Köppen climate type: | Cfa : Humid subtropical climate | ||||||||||||||||||
Nearest Settlements: |
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A gold mine.
2nd largest gold mine in eastern US produced/reserves 750,000 ounces.
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
27 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Altaite ? Formula: PbTe |
ⓘ Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
ⓘ 'Apatite' |
ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
ⓘ 'Biotite' |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
ⓘ Epidote Formula: {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
ⓘ Hessite ? Formula: Ag2Te |
ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
ⓘ 'K Feldspar' |
ⓘ Krennerite ? Formula: Au3AgTe8 |
ⓘ Kyanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O |
ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Margarite Formula: CaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Muscovite var: Fuchsite Formula: K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
ⓘ Muscovite var: Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe7S8 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
ⓘ Sylvanite ? Formula: (Au,Ag)2Te4 |
ⓘ Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
ⓘ Topaz Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Altaite ? | 2.CD.10 | PbTe |
ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Hessite ? | 2.BA.60 | Ag2Te |
ⓘ | Krennerite ? | 2.EA.15 | Au3AgTe8 |
ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe7S8 |
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Sylvanite ? | 2.EA.05 | (Au,Ag)2Te4 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
ⓘ | Kyanite | 9.AF.15 | Al2(SiO4)O |
ⓘ | Margarite | 9.EC.30 | CaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | var: Fuchsite | 9.EC.15 | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
ⓘ | var: Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Topaz | 9.AF.35 | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Biotite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | |||
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Metals, other than the Platinum Group | |||
ⓘ | Gold | 1.1.1.1 | Au |
Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 2:1 | |||
ⓘ | Hessite ? | 2.4.2.1 | Ag2Te |
AmXp, with m:p = 1:1 | |||
ⓘ | Altaite ? | 2.8.1.3 | PbTe |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.8.1.1 | PbS |
ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.8.10.1 | Fe7S8 |
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.8.2.1 | ZnS |
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:1 | |||
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.9.1.1 | CuFeS2 |
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2 | |||
ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.12.4.1 | FeAsS |
ⓘ | Krennerite ? | 2.12.13.1 | Au3AgTe8 |
ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.12.2.1 | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.12.10.1 | MoS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.12.1.1 | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Sylvanite ? | 2.12.13.3 | (Au,Ag)2Te4 |
Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES | |||
A2X3 | |||
ⓘ | Hematite | 4.3.1.2 | Fe2O3 |
ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.3.5.1 | Fe2+TiO3 |
AX2 | |||
ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.4.1.5 | SnO2 |
ⓘ | Rutile | 4.4.1.1 | TiO2 |
Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES | |||
A(XO3) | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 14.1.1.1 | CaCO3 |
AB(XO3)2 | |||
ⓘ | Ankerite | 14.2.1.2 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Group 52 - NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups and O,OH,F,H2O | |||
Insular SiO4 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O with cations in [4] and >[4] coordination | |||
ⓘ | Kyanite | 52.2.2c.1 | Al2(SiO4)O |
Insular SiO4 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O with cations in [6] coordination only | |||
ⓘ | Topaz | 52.3.1.1 | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
Group 58 - SOROSILICATES Insular, Mixed, Single, and Larger Tetrahedral Groups | |||
Insular, Mixed, Single, and Larger Tetrahedral Groups with cations in [6] and higher coordination; single and double groups (n = 1, 2) | |||
ⓘ | Epidote | 58.2.1a.7 | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
Group 71 - PHYLLOSILICATES Sheets of Six-Membered Rings | |||
Sheets of 6-membered rings with 2:1 layers | |||
ⓘ | Margarite | 71.2.2c.1 | CaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Muscovite | 71.2.2a.1 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Talc | 71.2.1.3 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Biotite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
ⓘ | Kaolinite | - | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
ⓘ | Muscovite var: Fuchsite | - | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
ⓘ | var: Sericite | - | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Muscovite (var: Sericite) | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
H | ⓘ Margarite | CaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | ⓘ Muscovite (var: Fuchsite) | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
O | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Muscovite (var: Sericite) | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
O | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
O | ⓘ Margarite | CaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | ⓘ Muscovite (var: Fuchsite) | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Al | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite (var: Sericite) | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
Al | ⓘ Margarite | CaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite (var: Fuchsite) | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite (var: Sericite) | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
Si | ⓘ Margarite | CaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite (var: Fuchsite) | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe7S8 |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Muscovite (var: Sericite) | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | ⓘ Muscovite (var: Fuchsite) | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Margarite | CaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | ⓘ Muscovite (var: Fuchsite) | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe7S8 |
Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
Fe | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
As | Arsenic | |
As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Mo | Molybdenum | |
Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | ⓘ Sylvanite | (Au,Ag)2Te4 |
Ag | ⓘ Hessite | Ag2Te |
Ag | ⓘ Krennerite | Au3AgTe8 |
Sn | Tin | |
Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Te | Tellurium | |
Te | ⓘ Sylvanite | (Au,Ag)2Te4 |
Te | ⓘ Altaite | PbTe |
Te | ⓘ Hessite | Ag2Te |
Te | ⓘ Krennerite | Au3AgTe8 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Au | ⓘ Sylvanite | (Au,Ag)2Te4 |
Au | ⓘ Krennerite | Au3AgTe8 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Pb | ⓘ Altaite | PbTe |
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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Maastrichtian 66 - 72.1 Ma ID: 2838302 | Peedee Formation - Black Creek Group, undivided Age: Late Cretaceous (66 - 72.1 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Peedee Formation; Black Creek Group Description: Secondary unit description from USGS Lexicon (ref.SC003): Peedee Formation: Consists of dark-green or gray, finely micaceous, more or less glauconitic and argillitic sand, many layers of which are calcareous (impure limestone). Irregular concretionary masses of impure calcium carbonate occur in places. Dark marine clays are interstratified with sand. Black Creek Group: Consists of irregularly bedded, laminated, carbonaceous clays and thin laminae and lenses of sand; lignite and pyrite present; glauconitic in places; massive interbedded layers of glauconitic sand present toward top of unit. Light-colored clays and coarse arkosic sands found in SC (Chesterfield Co. and southward) formerly called Middendorf beds by Sloan (1908) revised as Middendorf arkose member of Black Creek formation (SC only) on the basis of fossil plants. Comments: Original map source: Newell, Wayne L., Prowell, David (retired), Krantz, David, Powars, David, Mixon, Robert (retired), Stone, Byron, and Willard, Debra, in review, Surficial Geology and Geomorphology of the Atlantic Coastal Plain: USGS Open File Report, in press. Lithology: Major:{clay,sand}, Minor:{limestone} Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133] |
Cambrian - Neoproterozoic 485.4 - 1000 Ma ID: 3184289 | Precambrian-Phanerozoic sedimentary and volcanic rocks Age: Neoproterozoic to Cambrian (485.4 - 1000 Ma) Comments: Carolina Slate Belt Lithology: Sedimentary and volcanic rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
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Hale's Mine, Kershaw, Lancaster Co., South Carolina, USA