Commodities
PrimaryLead
SecondaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlQuartz Veins
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockArgillite
StructureMetamorphic Foliation Strikes N 30 E And Dips 75 Deg Nw.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10071254
MRDS IDW014537
Alternate namesBiggers
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.32288, -80.43951
References
NITZE, H. B. C., 1896, "GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA", NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3, MINE TEXT PG. 94, TEXT 200 PG.; CARPENTER, III, P. ALBERT, 1976, "METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA", N. C. DEPT. NAT. AND ECON. RES., MIN, RES. SECT., BULL. 84, MAP AT 1:165,000 PG. 27, MINE TEXT PG. 32, TEXT 166 PG.; MINE SITE IN MOUNT PLEASANT TOPO QUAD AT 1:62,500CARPENTER, III, P. A., 1976MITZE, H. B. C., 1896