Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENSES
Ore controlQuartz Veins In Shear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite
StructureDiscontinuous Shear Zones In A Zone 5 Km By 0.8 Km
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10071291
MRDS IDW014606
Alternate namesHarkness Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.05372, -80.65924
References
NITZE, H.B.C., 1896, "GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA", NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3, MINE TEXT PG. 100 TO 103, TEXT 200 PG.CARPENTER, III, P.A., 1976, "METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA", N.C. NAT. AND ECON. RES., MIN. RES. SECT., BULL. 84, MAP AT 1:185,000 PG. 139, MINE TEXT PG. 140, TEXT 166 PG.; MINE SITE IN MATTHEWS TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000PARDEE, J.T., AND PARK, C.F., JR., 1948 GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 213, 156 P.