12/30/2012 -- South Carolina Explosion seen on RADAR -- 'Nott Hill Gold Mine' listed by USGS at same location

Explosion seen on RADAR .. from South Carolina — coming from an OLD GOLD MINE .

“Nott Hill Mine” shown on google earth, listed by the USGS as a “gold mine”.

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view here: (timestamps are UTC and Z respectively)

http://weather.cod.edu/satrad/nexrad/send.php?type=CAE-N0Q-1-200

archived RADAR here:

http://vortex.plymouth.edu/gen_nids.cgi?ident=CAE&pl=n0r&yy=2012&mm=12&dd=30&hh=00&nn=00&size=912×684&loop=yes1&zoom=&center=

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approximate plume coordinates:

 34°53’0.39″N ,  81°38’42.45″W

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click picture to enlarge:

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information on the gold mine from the Department of Interior:

http://tin.er.usgs.gov/mrds/show.php?labno=10226242

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Nott Hill Mine

By: longnempty
Date: 2009-07-08

U.S. Geological Survey > Mineral Resources

Nott Hill Mine

Record 10226242 of the Mineral Resources Data System

Operation type	Underground
Development status	Past Producer
Ore minerals or materials
Mineral deposit model
Primary commodities	Gold
Secondary commodities
Tertiary commodities

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Data for 10226242

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Site identification
	Deposit identification number	10226242
	MRDS identification number
	MAS/MILS identification number	0450210046
	Name of the site, deposit, or operation	Nott Hill Mine
	Previous names
Geographic location
	Latitude	34.90261
	Longitude	-81.64543
	Geographic region	NA
	Country name	United States
	State name	South Carolina
	County name	Cherokee
Site characteristics
	Operation type	Underground
	Deposit type
	Production size
	Development status	Past Producer
	Ore minerals or materials
	Gangue minerals or materials
	Other minerals or materials
	Ore body form
	Workings type
	Mineral deposit model
	Alteration processes
	Concentration processes
	Ore controls
	Reporter	Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC)
	Host rock unit name
	Host rock type
	Associated rock unit name
	Associated rock type
	Structural characteristics
	Tectonic setting
	References	{Deposit:: MCCAULEY, CAMILLA K & BUTLER, J ROBERT, 1966, SC DIV OF GEOL}{Deposit:: BULL 32, PP. 35-36.}{Deposit:: PARDEE, J T & PARK, JR, C F, 1948, USGS PROF PAPER 213,P 105}
	Modifier for YR_FST_PRD
	Year of first production
	Modifier for YR_LST_PRD
	Year of last production
	Modifier for DISC_YR
	Discovery year
	Production years
	Discoverer
Commodities
	Commodity type	M
	Primary commodities	Gold
	Secondary commodities
	Tertiary commodities