Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryCopper, Lead, Zinc, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlQuartz Veins In Fault Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Chlorite, Sericite
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockArgillite · Albemarle Group
StructureGold Hill Fault, May Be Along Faulted Contact Between Mafic Volcanic Rock And Argillite
Tectonic settingWestern Margin Of The Carolina Slate Belt
AlterationSilicic, Chloritic, Sericitic, Calcitic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1890-1910
First production1890
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10026529
MRDS IDK005233
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.14233, -80.59147
References
LUTTRELL, USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT 78-152.CARPENTER, 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.