Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryCopper, Lead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formVEINS AND SILICEOUS ZONES
Ore controlSiliceous Zones And Quartz Veins
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockArgillite · Tilley Formation
StructureGold Hill Fault
AlterationSericitic, Silicic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1860
Discovery year1860
Identification
Deposit ID10026536
MRDS IDK005252
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.044, -80.69202
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.