Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formQUARTZ STRINGERS IN FRACTURE ZONE
Ore controlQuartz Stringers In Fault
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockArgillite · Tillery Formation
Associated rockRhyolite · Tillery Formation
StructureShear Zone In Argillite, Near Contact With Flow Banded Rhyolite
AlterationSilicic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1890
Last production1910
Identification
Deposit ID10026495
MRDS IDK005168
Alternate namesDavis Or Dutton Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.4826, -80.03728
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