Commodities
PrimaryREE, Gold
TertiaryPlatinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStream Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formSTREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS
Ore controlStream Hydraulics
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Monazite
Geology
Host rockGravel
Tectonic settingAppalachian Piedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1847
Identification
Deposit ID10038134
MRDS IDM045420
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.4976, -81.91873
References
SHEPARD, C.U., 1847, NATIVE PLATINUM IN NORTH CAROLINA: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, 2D SER., V. 4, P. 280-281.KEMP, J.F., 1902, THE GEOLOGIC RELATIONS AND DISTRIBUTION OF PLATINUM AND ASSOCIATED METALS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULLETIN 193, P. 59.