Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryCobalt, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pyrite
GangueMuscovite, Calcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructureMica Schist And Amphibole Gneiss, Chlorite Schist And Banded Iron Formation, Univeter Fm
AlterationSilicic Carbonate, Sericite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsBEFORE 1909
First production1841
Last production1909
Identification
Deposit ID10067865
MRDS IDW000738
Alternate namesCreighton Mine, Franklin
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.31183, -84.26661
References
KINKEL, A.R., WRITTEN COMMUNICATION TO J.S. VHAY; COOK, 1978 GEORGIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 93; PARDEE, J.T., AND PARK, C.F., JR., 1948, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: USGS BULLETIN 213, P.129Cook, R.B., 1978, Minerals Of Georgia: Their Properties And Occurrences: Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin B-92, 189 P. Cook, R.B., 1978, Minerals Of Georgia: Their Properties And Occurrences: Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin B-92, 189 P.Pardee, J.T., And Parks, C.F., Jr., 1948, Gold Deposits Of The Southern Piedmont: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 213, 129 PPardee, J.T., And Parks, C.F., Jr., 1948, Gold Deposits Of The Southern Piedmont: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 213, 129 PMcconnell, K.I. And Abrams, C.E., 1984, Geology Of The Greater Atlanta Region: Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin 96, 127 P.Mcconnell, K.I. And Abrams, C.E., 1984, Geology Of The Greater Atlanta Region: Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin 96, 127 P.Kinkel, A.R., Written Communication To J.S. VhayPARDEE AND PARK, 1948UNPUBLISHED COBALT REPORT