Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Stockwork
Model154: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlIn Deformed Quartz Stockwork
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite
GanguePyrophyllite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockTuff
Associated rockTuff
StructureNe-Trending Folds Overturned To The Northwest, Strong N22-32 E Cleavage Dips 57 W, Is Parallel To Ore Zone.
AlterationSilicic, Sericitic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1906
Discovery year1865
Identification
Deposit ID10055224
MRDS IDRE00508
Alternate namesHancock, Laurel Hill, Talc
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.4251, -79.6081
References
LUTTRELL, 1978NITZE, H.B.C., AND HANNA, G.B.,1896, GOLD DEPOSITS IN NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 3, P. 56. CONLEY, J.F., 1962, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MOORE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION; MINERAL RESEARCH BULLETIN 76, P. 25POWERS, J., AND KLEIN, T.L., USGS, SITE VISI