Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryTungsten, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPODS, LENSES
Ore controlQuartz Veins
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Pyrite, Scheelite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Epidote, Hematite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockTuff
Associated rockTuff
StructureNw-Trending Shear Zones
Tectonic settingEastern Charlotte Belt
AlterationChlorite, Epidote, Carbonate
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1861
Discovery year1860
Identification
Deposit ID10026455
MRDS IDK005093
Alternate namesFurness, Firness
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.35288, -80.49341
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.ARDEE, 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.; LUTTRELL, G.W, 1978, GOLD, BASE-METAL AND RELATED DEPOSITS, USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT 78-152. JONES, J.O. AND PEYTON, A.L., 1950, INVESTIGATIONS OF FURNISS TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS, CABARRUS COUNTY, N.C.: BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 4724.CARPENTER, III, P.A., 1976