North Carolina · Randolph County
Past Producer

Stafford Mine

Randolph County, North Carolina, United States
GoldCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein And Replacement
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlDiffuse Alteration Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
GangueCalcite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockArgillite · Tillery Formation
StructureFault Zone
AlterationChlorite, Silicification, Carbonates
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10026525
MRDS IDK005207
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.5176, -80.00422
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