Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlQuartz Vein
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pyrite
GangueAnkerite, Quartz, Sericite, Siderite
Geology
Host rockArgillite · Tillery Formation
StructureGold Hill Fault, Ne-Trending Fault Zone
AlterationCarbonate, Sericite, Silicic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1861-1865, 1901-1904
Last production1904
Discovery year1830
Identification
Deposit ID10055331
MRDS IDRE00638
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.69315, -80.23507
References
C.B. BROWN, 1934, USGS FIELD NOTESPOGUE, J.E., 1910, CID MINING DISTRICT OF DAVIDSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 22, P. 112-113.STROMQUIST, A.R., AND HENDERSON, J.R., 1985, GEOLOGIC AND GEOPHYSICAL MAPS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA: USGS MAP I-1400, 1:62,500.BROWN, C.B., 1934, USGS FIELD NOTELUTTRELL, G.W., 1978, USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT 78-152.