Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
TertiaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENSES IN BROAD ZONE
Ore controlShear Zone And Quartz Veins
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockArgillite
StructureGold Hill Fault
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1861
Discovery year1861
Identification
Deposit ID10026535
MRDS IDK005246
Alternate namesFolger Hill Gold-Silver Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.0315, -80.69591
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.