Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold, Silver, Lead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model184: Massive sulfide, kuroko
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
GangueChlorite, Limonite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1861
Last production1904
Discovery year1861
Identification
Deposit ID10026440
MRDS IDK005069
Alternate namesDavidson Mine Or Hercules Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.69315, -80.10645
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.PARDEE, J. T., AND PARK, C. F., JR., 1948, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 213, 156 P.CARPENTER, 1976