Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper
TertiarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR AND LENSES
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite
GangueChlorite, Hematite, Magnetite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGranite
StructureNne Trending Folds And Faults
Tectonic settingKings Mountain Belt
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10078174
MRDS IDW026354
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.19594, -81.26149
References
NITZE, H. B. C., AND HANNA, G. B., 1896 , GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3 , MINE TEXT P. 148 , TEXT 200 P.KEITH, ARTHUR, 1931 , GAFFNEY - KINGS MOUNTAIN S. C. - N. C. FOLIO NO. 222 USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U. S., MINE TEXT P. 9 , SYMBOL LOCATES MINE ON MAP AT 1 : 62,500 , TEXT 13 P.MINE IN KINGS MOUNTAIN TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 24,0001896 COMPILE NITZE, N. C. STATE, MINE DESCRIPTIONS1931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., MINE LOCATIONS