Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
TertiaryCopper, Arsenic, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrmal Vein
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlGold Is Concentrated In Siliceous Phyllonite
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrrhotite, Arsenopyrite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Gold, Pyrite
GangueChlorite, Sericite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMafic Volcanic Rock · Sawney'S Creek Volcanic Rocks
Associated rockSiltstone · Bear Creek Sedimentary Rocks
AlterationSilicic, Sericitic, Chloritic
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1988
Discovery year1969
Identification
Deposit ID10056348
MRDS IDTC00005
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.26653, -80.87451
References
DUCKETT, R.P., AND GILLON, K.A., 1988, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE RIDGEWAY GOLD DEPOSITS, FAIRFIELD COUNTY, S.C., IN SECOR, D.T., JR., ED., SOUTHEASTERN GOLD EXCURSIONS: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, SOUTHEAST SECTION, COLUMBIA, S.C., APRIL 4-10, 1988.MINING MAGAZINE, MAY 1988, P. 369.Duckett, R.P., And Gillon, K.A., 1988, Economic Geology Of The Ridgeway Gold Deposits, Fairfield County, S.C., In Secor, D.T., Jr., Ed., Southeastern Gold Excursions: Geological Society Of America, Southeast Section, Columbia, S.C., April Duckett, R.P., And Gillon, K.A., 1988, Economic Geology Of The Ridgeway Gold Deposits, Fairfield County, S.C., In Secor, D.T., Jr., Ed., Southeastern Gold Excursions: Geological Society Of America, Southeast Section, Columbia, S.C., April