North Carolina · Randolph County
Past Producer

Dowd Mine

Randolph County, North Carolina, United States
Gold
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Model104: Hot-spring Au-Ag
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlThin Quartz Veins
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10026520
MRDS IDK005201
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.60593, -79.9045
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