Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlQuartz Vein
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockTuff
AlterationChlorite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1904
Last production1910
Discovery year1904
Identification
Deposit ID10026498
MRDS IDK005171
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.31232, -79.7756
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.