Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPODS AND TABULAR
Ore controlQuartz-Carbonate Veins
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite
GangueHematite, Limonite, Magnetite
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite
StructureSmall Flat Faults And Shears
AlterationChlorite, Sericite, Carbonate
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1856
Discovery year1856
Identification
Deposit ID10026442
MRDS IDK005073
Alternate namesHill, Includes Millis Willis, And Puckett Mines-On Same 900 Acre Tract. Fisher Hill Northernmost Of, Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.99898, -79.82727
References
E. EMMONS, 1856.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.; EMMONS, E., 1856, GEOLOGICAL REPORT OF THE MIDLAND COUNTIES: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.