Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper
TertiaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlQuartz Veins In Small Shear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Molybdenite, Pyrite
GangueAnkerite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockHornblendite
Associated rockGranite
StructureEne-Trending Shear Zones
AlterationEpidote, Chlorite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1844
Last production1857
Discovery year1844
Identification
Deposit ID10071251
MRDS IDW014532
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.26121, -80.58286
References
PARDEE AND PARK, 1948.CARPENTER, III, P. ALBERT, 1976, "METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA", N. C. DEPT. OF NATURAL AND ECONOMIC RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCE SECTION, BULL. 84, MAP AT 1:165,000 PG. 27, MINE TEXT PG 33, TEXT 200 PG.; MINE SITE IN CONCORDE SE TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000; PARDEE, J.T., AND PARK, C.F., 1948, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 213BROWN, C.B., 1934, FIELD NOTES