Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Model104: Hot-spring Au-Ag
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formSTRINGERS
Ore controlStringer Zone Followin Prominant Vertical Joint System
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite
GangueBiotite, Chlorite, Hematite, Ilmenite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockRhyolite · Uwharrie Formation
AlterationSilicic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1906
Identification
Deposit ID10026511
MRDS IDK005190
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.73287, -79.7381
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.