Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein And Replacement
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlQuartz Vein And Disseminated Sulfide Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockArgillite · Mudstone Member, Cid Formation
StructureGold Hill Fault
AlterationSericite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1878
Identification
Deposit ID10026436
MRDS IDK005060
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.72176, -80.19479
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, THE CID MINING DISTRICT, NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC SURVEY BULLETIN 22