Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlQuartz Veins Emplaced In Fractures
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite
GangueCalcite, Chlorite, Epidote, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockAndesite
StructureNe-Trending Persistent Fracture System
AlterationCarbonate, Silicic, Epidotitic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1903-1911; 1914-1916
First production1903
Last production1916
Discovery year1901
Identification
Deposit ID10055265
MRDS IDRE00557
Alternate namesMontgomery Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.31343, -79.77088
References
PARDEE AND PARK, 1948, P. 83.PARDEE, J.T. AND PARK, C.F., JR., 1948, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 213, P. 82.CARPENTER, P.A.,III, 1976, METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA MINERAL RESOURCES SEC. BULL. 84, 166 P.