Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryCopper
TertiarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlQuartz Vein
Materials
Ore mineralsBrochantite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Pyrite
GangueAnkerite, Chlorite, Epidote, Limonite, Sericite, Siderite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1855
Last production1880
Identification
Deposit ID10026490
MRDS IDK005162
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.96759, -79.92617
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.; PARDEE AND PARK, 1948, USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 213.