Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryCopper, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFractures Related To Gold Hill Shear Zone Control Quartz Vein Emplacement In Structurally Favorable Host (Gabbro)
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Chlorite, Epidote, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGabbro
Associated rockRhyolite · Tillery Formation
StructureGold Hill Fault Zone, Anticline N 49 Deg E, With Plunge Of 15 Deg Ne; Axial Plane Controls The Intrusion Of The Host Metagabbro. Foliation Cleavage Crosscuts Axial Planar Cleavage At N 36 Deg E, 65 Deg Nw, Related To The Gold Hill Fault Zone.
AlterationChlorite, Epidote, Carbonate
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production years1831-1835, 1854, 1881-1887, 1894-1899
First production1831
Last production1899
Discovery year1799
Identification
Deposit ID10026451
MRDS IDK005089
Alternate namesReid
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.28427, -80.46452
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.PARTZ, AUGUST, 1854, "EXAMINATIONS AND EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD-BEARING BELTS OF THE ATLANTIC STATES," THE MINING MAGAZINE, VOL. 3, PG. 161 TO 168.; OSMAN, A.A., 1978, MINERALIZATION AND ROCK ALTERATION AT THE REED GOLD MINE, CABARRUS COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: M.S. THESIS, NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY- RALEIGH; EL-SAMANI, K.Z., 1978, GEOLOGY OF THE REED GOLD MINE, CABARRUS COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: M.S. THESIS NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY- RALEIGH.PARTZ, 1854