Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Zinc
TertiarySulfur-Pyrite, Iron, Pig Iron, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model184: Massive sulfide, kuroko
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPODS
Ore controlVein Follows The Structure Of The Gneiss Hostrock.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
GanguePlagioclase
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Muscovite Schist And Gneiss (Hadley And Nelson, 1971)
StructureNortheast
Tectonic settingBlue Ridge
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Last production1930
Discovery year1860
Identification
Deposit ID10026285
MRDS IDK003530
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.33483, -83.1371
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.HADLEY, J.B., AND NELSON, A.E., 1971, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE KNOXVILLE QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, AND SOUTH CAROLINA: USGS MISC. GEOL. MAP I-654, 1:250,000.1935 OTHER ROSS, C.S., P. 90-91.RANKIN, H.S., AND STUCKEY, J.L., 1943, COPPER DEPOSITS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA: KNOXVILLE, TENN., TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY AND NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. CONSERV. DEVEL., OPEN-FILE REPORT, 39 P.