Commodities
PrimaryGold, REE
Commodity typeM
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1828
Discovery year1828
Identification
Deposit ID10071264
MRDS IDW014559
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.53982, -81.80567
References
NITZE, H. B. C., 1896, "GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA", NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3, MAP AT 1:62,500, PG. 152, TEXT 200 PG.; HEADWATER STREAMS MOSTLY ON TOPO QUAD DYSARTSVILLE AND CONTINUE ON BENN KNOB AT 1:24,00JAMES CHAPMAN; AGE ABOUT 60 IN 1975; OWNER AND OPERATOR OF ONE SMALL, LOW-GRADE GOLD MINE IS LOCAL AUTHORITY