North Carolina · Union County
Producer

Hemby Mine

Union County, North Carolina, United States
GoldSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlNe-Trending Shear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Pyrite
GangueQuartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockArgillite
StructureGold Hill Fault Zone, Shear Zones
AlterationChlorite, Sericite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10071304
MRDS IDW014626
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.05178, -80.68313
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.; MINE SITE IN MATTHEWS TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000