Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlQuartz Veins In Shear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Covellite, Gold
GangueHematite, Limonite, Magnetite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite
StructureShear Zone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1856
Discovery year1856
Identification
Deposit ID10026446
MRDS IDK005077
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.99398, -79.82699
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.