Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryLead, Zinc, Silver, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model184: Massive sulfide, kuroko
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR, PINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlFault
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockArgillite · Tillery Formation
StructureGold Hill Fault Zone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1896
Identification
Deposit ID10026439
MRDS IDK005067
Alternate namesAllen Furr Mine, Silver Valley Mine, Midas
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.30454, -80.45647
References
NITZE AND HANNA, 1896, P 94.CARPENTER, 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.