Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper
TertiaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlQuartz Veins In Fault Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pyrite, Scheelite
GangueCalcite, Siderite
Geology
Host rockTuff
StructureWest Of Gold Hill Fault Zone, Fault Zones
AlterationChlorite, Carbonate
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1895
Discovery year1895
Identification
Deposit ID10071290
MRDS IDW014604
Alternate namesCruse Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.45093, -80.44368
References
CARPENTER, III, P. ALBERT, 1976, "MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA", N.C. DEPT. NAT. AND ECON. RES., MIN. RES. SEC., BULL. 84, MAP AT 1:165,000 PG. 27, MINE TEXT PG. 29, 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