Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryLead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein And Replacement
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formDISCONTINUOUS LENSES WITHIN WIDE ZONE
Ore controlDisseminated Sulfide Minerals In Silicified Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Gold, Pyrite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockArgillite
StructureGold Hill Fault Zone, Apparent Vertical Bedding
AlterationSilicic, Chloritic, Sericitic, Carbonate
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1861
Discovery year1861
Identification
Deposit ID10071293
MRDS IDW014612
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.02844, -80.69286
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. 141, TEXT 166 PG.; SYMBOL LOCATES 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.