North Carolina · Randolph County
Past Producer

Spoon Mine

Randolph County, North Carolina, United States
Gold
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein And Replacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite
GangueQuartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockTuff · Virgilina Group
StructureNe-Trending Meatmorphic Foliation, North-West Trending Alteration Zone
AlterationChlorite, Sericite, Silicic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10026515
MRDS IDK005195
Alternate namesPee Dee Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.67787, -79.71088
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., 1948, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 213