Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeResidual
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formBLANKET
Ore controlSaprolite Developed From Quartz Veins In Micaceous Granite
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueSericite
Geology
Host rockGranite
Tectonic settingEastern Carolina Slate Belt
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1847
Identification
Deposit ID10055333
MRDS IDRE00641
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates36.2048, -77.93472
References
LUTTRELL, G.W., 1978, GOLD, BASE-METAL AND RELATED DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA: USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT 78-152, P. 17