Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
TertiaryLead, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlQuartz Vein
Materials
GangueChlorite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockArgillite
StructureGold Hill Fault, Schistocity N 30-35 E Dipping High Angle To West
AlterationChlorite, Sericite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1896
Identification
Deposit ID10071298
MRDS IDW014618
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.09122, -80.65147
References
NITZE, H.B.C., 1896, "GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA", NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3, MINE TEXT PG. 100, TEXT 200 PG.CARPENTER, III, P. ALBERT, 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. 147, TEXT 166 PG.; MINE SITE LOCATED BY SYMBOL ON 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.