Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formDISCORDANT VEIN
Ore controlDiscordant Veins
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockGranite
StructureDiscordant Fractures
Tectonic settingInner Piedmont
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1846
Last production1893
Discovery year1846
Identification
Deposit ID10071259
MRDS IDW014546
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.40982, -81.94151
References
NITZE AND HANNA, 1896, P. 170.NITZE, H. B. C., 1896, "GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA", NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3, MINE TEXT PG. 170, TEXT 200 PG.; MINE AREA IN RUTHERFORD NORTH TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,00