Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
GangueBiotite, Calcite, Chlorite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockArgillite · Tillery Formation
StructureGold Hill Fault Zone, Dextral Ene-Trending Shear Zone
AlterationSericite, Biotite, Silica, And Potash Feldspar
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1841
Last production1935
Discovery year1840
Identification
Deposit ID10026532
MRDS IDK005239
Alternate namesColossus, Condor Mine, Lawson
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.9565, -80.71508
References
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.; SCHROEDER, K.E. AND ALLEN, C.R., 1988, STRUCTURAL CONTROLS OF A SHEAR-ZONE HOSTED GOLD DEPOSIT IN THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT: IN KISVARSANYI AND GRANT EDS. NORTH AMERICAN CONFERENCE ON TECTONIC CONTROL OF ORE DEPOSITS AND THE VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL EXENT OF ORE SYSTEMS. UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, P 482-490.PARDEE AND PARK, 1948; MINING JOURNAL MAY 30, 1986.PARDEE AND PARK, 1948; MINING JOUNAL MAY 30,1986