Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold, Zinc, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPODS AND LENSES
Ore controlNw-Trending Faults
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite
GangueCalcite, Chlorite, Epidote, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockTuff
StructureNw-Trending Fracture System
AlterationSilicic, Carbonate, Sericitic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1890
Discovery year1890
Identification
Deposit ID10055226
MRDS IDRE00511
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.59065, -79.13336
References
BABIKER, H.M., 1978, GEOLOGY OF THE CLEGG COPPER MINE AND VICINITY, LEE AND CHATHAM COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: UNPUBLISHED MS THESIS, NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, RALEIGH.CARPENTER, P.A.,III, 1976, METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 84, P. 40.