Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlThin Quartz Veins Filling Fractures
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockArgillite
StructureShear Planes Cut Slate And At Depth Lode Reported To Be Cut By Numerous Low Angle Faults
AlterationSericite, Calcite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1923
Identification
Deposit ID10071288
MRDS IDW014600
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.32566, -80.41729
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. 30, TEXT 166 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