Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENSES AND TABULAR
Ore controlSilicified Zone And Quartz Veins
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite
GangueQuartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockTuff
AlterationSilicic, Sericitic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1860
Last production1906
Identification
Deposit ID10055257
MRDS IDRE00546
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.40677, -79.62366
References
LUTTREL, G.W., 1978, GOLD, BASE-METAL, AND RELATED DEPOSITS IN NORTH CAROLINA: USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT 78-152. P. 399POWERS, J., FIELD NOTES FROM USGS SPONSORED STUDY