Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
TertiaryCopper, Zinc, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlHyrothermal Focussing Along Secondary Structures Probably Related To The Gold Hill Fault.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Enargite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueBarite, Dolomite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, Pyromorphite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockArgillite · Tillery Formation
StructureGold Hill Fault, Fault Zone Striking N 30-35 E Dipping 75-85 Nw
AlterationChlorite, Sericite, Silica
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1842-1861; 1899-1906
First production1842
Last production1906
Discovery year1842
Identification
Deposit ID10026438
MRDS IDK005063
Alternate namesMcmakin Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.49871, -80.36729
References
LANEY, 1910. P.110CARPENTER, P. A., III, 1976, METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA MINERAL RESOURCES SEC. BULL. 84, 166 P.PARDEE, J. T., AND PARK, C. F., JR., 1948, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 213, 156 P.NITZE, H.B.C., 1896, GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA; NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3, 200 P.; LANEY, F.B., 1910, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 21.CARPENTER, 1976; PARDEE AND PARK, 1948; C.B. BROWN, USGS FIELD NOTES.LANEY, 1910; PARK AND PARDEE, 1948