Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryLead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlMinor Shear ? Not Parallel To Regional Fault; Stratiform Following Bedding?
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Pyrite, Pyromorphite, Sphalerite
GangueChlorite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockArgillite · Tillery Formation
StructureGold Hill Fault Zone, Vein Filling Shear (N 60 E); Shear Foliation N 10 E, 75w.
AlterationChlorite, Sericite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1842
Discovery year1842
Identification
Deposit ID10071289
MRDS IDW014602
Alternate namesTrautman Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.49621, -80.34535
References
NITZE, H.B.C., 1896, "GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA", NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3, MAP AT 1:15,625 PG. 86, PL. VI, MINE TEXT PG. 88, 89, TEXT 200 PG.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. 38, 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. GEOL, SURVEY PROF. PAPER 213, 156 P.