Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model104: Hot-spring Au-Ag
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFault Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Magnetite, Pyrite
GangueHematite, Kaolinite, Muscovite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockTuff · Tillery Formation
StructureNe-Trending Foliation, Minor Ne-Trending Shears That Produce N-Plunging Ne Trending Folds
Tectonic settingNear Caraway-Back Creek Volcanic Center
AlterationMuscovite, Silica
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1902
Discovery year1902
Identification
Deposit ID10026503
MRDS IDK005178
Alternate namesRoss, Powell
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.80065, -79.86172
References
LUTTRELL, 1976CARPENTER, P. A., III, 1976, METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA MINERAL RESOURCES SEC. BULL. 84, 166 P.; LUTRELL, G.W., 1976, GOLD, BASE-METAL, AND RELATED DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA: USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT 76-152