Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryLead, Zinc, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENSES
Ore controlSilicified Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockArgillite
StructureGold Hill Fault, Northwest-Trending Discordant Fractures
AlterationSilicified Lenses In Wide Zone Of Sericitic Alteration
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1891
Discovery year1891
Identification
Deposit ID10026534
MRDS IDK005245
Alternate namesOre Hill Gold Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.0365, -80.69119
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.NITZE, H.B.C., 1896, GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3, 200P.