Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formFLAT-LYING POD
Ore controlFlay-Lying Fractures
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Cuprite, Gold, Limonite, Malachite, Pyrite
GangueQuartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite
AlterationCarbonate
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1856
Discovery year1856
Identification
Deposit ID10026488
MRDS IDK005160
Alternate namesHodgins Hill Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.97953, -79.80588
References
NITZE AND HANNA, 1896CARPENTER, P.A., METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 84, 166 P.. NITZE, H.B.C. AND HANNA, G.B., 1896, GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 3, P. 110