Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR AND PODS
Ore controlQuartz Veins In Shear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite
GangueChlorite, Limonite, Quartz, Sericite, Siderite
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockDiorite
StructurePersistant Shear Zone
AlterationCarbonate, Chloritic, Sericitic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1885
Discovery year1856
Identification
Deposit ID10026491
MRDS IDK005163
Alternate namesMccullough Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.94592, -79.97478
References
NITZE AND HANNA, 1896CARPENTER, 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 AND HANNA, 1896, NCGS BULLETIN 3