Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlNe-Trending Shear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pyrite
GangueLimonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGranite
StructureGold Hill Fault Zone, Eleven Mineralized Shear Zones
AlterationSericite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1895
Identification
Deposit ID10071283
MRDS IDW014587
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.59149, -80.34368
References
CARPENTER, III, P. ALBERT, 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 1:125,000 PG. 126, MINE TEXT PG. 127, TEXT 166 PG.NITZE, H.B.C., 1896, "GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA", NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3, MINE TEXT PG. 120, TEXT 200 PG.; MINE SITE IN GOLD HILL TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000. PARDEE,J.T., AND PARK,C.F., 1948, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 213.CARPENTER, III, P. A., 1976