Commodities
PrimaryGold, REE
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formCHANNEL FILL
Ore controlAlluvial Placer
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Tectonic settingBlue Ridge
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1828
Discovery year1828
Identification
Deposit ID10071271
MRDS IDW014568
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.5576, -81.85401
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.; STREAM ON TOPO QUAD DYSARTSVILLE AT 1:24,00JAMES CHAPMAN; AGE ABOUT 60 IN 1975; OWNER AND OPERATOR OF ONE SMALL, LOW-GRADE GOLD MINE IS LOCAL AUTHORITY