Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Deposit sizeU
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlQuartz Veins
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
GangueChlorite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockTuff
AlterationChloritic
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
First production1865
Identification
Deposit ID10026422
MRDS IDK005043
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.68565, -79.3642
References
BERRY, E. W., 1943, THE COPPER PROSPECTS OF CHATHAM COUNTY: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES REPT. INV. 43 (OPEN-FILE), 8 P.CARPENTER, P. A., III, 1976, METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA MINERAL RESOURCES SEC. BULL. 84, 166 P.