Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
TertiaryZinc, Copper, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStockwork
Model104: Hot-spring Au-Ag
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formBLANKET AND PODS
Ore controlFault Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueBiotite, Chlorite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockRhyolite · Tillery Formation
StructureNorthwest-Trending Group Of Northeast-Trending Silicified Pods
AlterationQuartz, Potash Feldspar, Sericite, Chlorite, Biotite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1848, 1881-1895
First production1848
Last production1895
Discovery year1848
Identification
Deposit ID10026506
MRDS IDK005183
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.75148, -79.97284
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;