Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryLead, Silver
TertiaryCopper, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlQuartz Veins In Shear Zone. Possible Pre-Kinematic Massive Sulfide Contribution Based On The High Base-Metal Contents And The Character Of Silicically Altered Sericite Schist Which May Represent A Stratibound Alteration Zone. Host-Rock.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockArgillite
StructureGold Hill Fault
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1911
Discovery year1835
Identification
Deposit ID10026531
MRDS IDK005237
Alternate namesBonnie Doon Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.08928, -80.65369
References
NITZE AND HANNA, 1896, P. 100.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.NITZE, H.B.C., 1896, GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3, 200P.PRODUCTION C.B. BROWN, 1934, UNPUBLISHED FILED NOTES; GRADE FROM PRATT, 1907, N.C. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, ECON. PAPER 14, P. 61-62.PRATT, J.H., 1907, NCGS BULL. 14, P. 16