Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlQuartz Veins
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite
GangueAnkerite, Chlorite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Associated rockFelsic Volcanic Rock
AlterationCarbonate, Chlorite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10071287
MRDS IDW014594
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.37066, -80.46452
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 1:165,000, PG. 27, MINE TEXT PG. 34, TEXT 166 PG.NITZE, H.B.C., 1896, "GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA", NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3, MINE TEXT PG. 123, TEXT 200 PG.; MINE SITE IN MOUNT PLEASANT TOPO QUAD AT 1:62,500PARDEE, J.T., AND PARK, C.F., JR., 1948, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 213, 156 P.CARPENTER, III, P. A., 1976