Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlQuartz Veins In Fractures
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite
GangueQuartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockArgillite · Mudstone Member Cid Formation
StructureGold Hill Fault
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1860
Last production1904
Discovery year1860
Identification
Deposit ID10026433
MRDS IDK005056
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.68037, -80.23979
References
CARPENTER, P. A., III, 1976, METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA MINERAL RESOURCES SEC. BULL. 84, 166 P.POGUE, J. E., 1910, CID MINING DISTRICT OF DAVIDSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOL. AND ECON. SURVEY BULL. 22, 140 P.MINE WAS PROSPECTED FROM 1860 TO 1865. MINE WAS WORKED AGAIN IN 1904 AND THE SHAFT WAS DEEPENED TO 75 FT. IN 1969 TWO CAVED SHAFTS AND A SMALL TRENCH WERE PRESENT