Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper
SecondaryLead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlQuartz Veins More Or Less Parallel To Shear Fabric; Stratibound Massive Sulfide Layer
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockArgillite · Tillery Formation
StructureGold Hill Fault Zone, Fracture Parallel And At Acute Angles To Regional Fault
AlterationChlorite, Sericite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10071282
MRDS IDW014585
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.51093, -80.34868
References
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. 129, 130, TEXT 166 PG.; MINE SITE IN GOLD HILL TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000; LANEY, F.B. 1910, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC SURVEY BULLETIN 21LANEY, 1910; CARPENTER, 1976