Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiarySilver, Zinc, Copper, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlQuart Vein Fault Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockArgillite · Albemarle Group
StructureGold Hill Fault, Vein May Be Along Faulted Contact Between Metabasalt And Argillite
Tectonic settingWestern Margin Of The Carolina Slate Belt
AlterationSilicic, Calcitic, Chloritic, Sericitic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1890-1910
First production1890
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10026528
MRDS IDK005232
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.14622, -80.5923
References
NITZE AND HANNA, 1896CARPENTER, P. A., 1976, METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA MINERAL RESOURCES 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.NITZE, H.B.C., 1896, GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3, 200P.