Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlQuartz Vein
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Limonite, Malachite, Pyrite
GangueChlorite, Magnetite, Quartz, Sericite, Siderite
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite
AlterationChloritic, Carbonate, Sericitic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1895
Last production1905
Discovery year1895
Identification
Deposit ID10026445
MRDS IDK005075
Alternate namesCoffin
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.95565, -79.932
References
PRATT, 1907, P. 38CARPENTER, P. A., III, 1976, METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA MINERAL RESOURCES SEC. BULL. 84, 166 P.. PRATT, J.H., 1907, THE MINING INDUSTRY IN NORHT CAROLINA DURING 1906: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ECONOMIC PAPER 14. P. 37-38