Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper
TertiaryTungsten, Barium-Barite, Lead
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlQuartz Veins In Small-Scale Northwesterly-Trending Shear Zones And Northeast-Trending Zone. Bedding Control Of Possible Massive Sulfide. Possible Remobilizatoin Of Massive Sulfide Deposits.
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Scheelite
GangueCalcite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockGabbro
Associated rockTuff · Cid Formation
StructureNorthwesterly- And Norhteasterly-Trending Shear Zones
Tectonic settingEastern Charlotte Belt
AlterationChloritic, Epidote, Carbonate
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1906
Discovery year1856
Identification
Deposit ID10026447
MRDS IDK005078
Alternate namesVanderbilt, Miami
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.34982, -80.49897
References
PARDEE AND PARK, 1948;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.NITZE, H.B.C., 1896, GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3, 200P.CARPENTER, 1976