Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlSmall Shear Zone Concordant To Regional Shear Fabric
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite
GangueCalcite, Chlorite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockArgillite · Tillery Formation
StructureGold Hill Fault Zone, Shear Zone; N 25 E Deg Trending, 75-80 Deg Nw Dip
AlterationCalcite, Chlorite, Sericite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1854
Discovery year1854
Identification
Deposit ID10071279
MRDS IDW014580
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.51177, -80.34423
References
NITZE, H.B.C., 1896, "GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA", NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3, MAP AT 1:15,625 PL. VI, MINE TEXT PG. 85 TO 88, TEXT 200 PG.CARPENTER, III, P.A., 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 1:31,000 PG. 126, MINE TEXT PG. 128, TEXT 166 PG. MINE SITE IN GOLD HILL TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000