Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model154: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlPre-Tectonic Faults (?)
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite
GangueQuartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockFelsic Volcanic Rock
StructureRegional Ne-Trending Folds Overturned To The East
Tectonic settingEastern Carolina Slate Belt
AlterationSilicic, Sericitic, Pyrophyllitic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1866
Last production1890
Identification
Deposit ID10055242
MRDS IDRE00527
Alternate namesJenkens, Dry Hollow
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.41149, -79.61977
References
CONELY, J.F., 1962, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF MOORE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 76, P. 26KLEIN, T.L., SITE VISIT, 198