North Carolina · Moore County
Past Producer

Cotton Mine

Moore County, North Carolina, United States
GoldCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Model104: Hot-spring Au-Ag
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore control15 Cm Quartz Vein
Materials
GangueChlorite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
AlterationSilicic, Sericitic, Potash Feldspar
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10055229
MRDS IDRE00514
Alternate namesDonaldson Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.46593, -79.51171
References
LUTTRELL, G.W., 1978, GOLD, BASE-METAL AND RELATED DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA: USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT 78-152POWERS, J., AND KLEIN, T.L., USGS, SITE VISI