North Carolina · Rutherford County
Producer

Alta Mine

Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States
GoldCopper
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Description

Unknown

Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1845
Discovery year1845
Identification
Deposit ID10071256
MRDS IDW014543
Alternate namesGlendale, Monarch, Idler, Carson
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.43204, -81.92234
References
NITZE, 1896NITZE, H. B. C., 1896, "GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA", NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULL. NO. 3, MINE TEXT PG. 169, 170, TEXT 200 PG.; MINE AREA IN RUTHERFORD NORTH TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,00