Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiaryIron, Pig Iron, Sulfur-Pyrite, Lead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model184: Massive sulfide, kuroko
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Limonite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
GangueActinolite, Biotite, Garnet, Hornblende, Muscovite, Quartz, Tremolite
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Biotite Schist And Gneiss: Biotite-Quartz-Plagioclase Gneiss And Schist, Locally Containing Sillimanite, Graphite, Or Hornblende; Commonly Interlayered With Micaceous Quartz-Feldspar Gneiss, Less Commonly Interlayered With Amphibolite And Hornblende Schist (Hadley And Nelson, 1971)
Associated rockPegmatite · Plagioclase-Quartz-Muscovite Bearing Pegmatite
StructureNortheast
Tectonic settingBlue Ridge
AlterationLimonite After Weathering Of Sulfides
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1861
Discovery year1861
Identification
Deposit ID10026283
MRDS IDK003529
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.28178, -83.3021
References
ROSS, C.S., 1935, ORIGIN OF THE COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE DUCKTOWN TYPE IN THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 179, 165 P.ROSS, C.S., 1935, ORIGIN OF THE COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE DUCKTOWN TYPE IN THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION: USGS PROF. PAPER 179, 165 P.ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1942, PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION, SAVANNAH COPPER MINE, JACKSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT, 2 P.1935 OTHER ROSS, C.S., P. 91-92ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1942, PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION, SAVANNAH COPPER MINE, JACKSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT, 2 P.