Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Deposit sizeU
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite
GangueBiotite, Chlorite, Sericite
Geology
Host rockFelsic Volcanic Rock
AlterationSericitic
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
First production1890
Last production1935
Identification
Deposit ID10026519
MRDS IDK005200
Alternate namesSmith
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.61288, -79.76921
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