Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Gold
TertiarySilver
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Hematite, Magnetite, Pyrite
GangueChlorite, Sericite
Geology
Host rockSchist
Associated rockGranite · Bessemer Granite Unit
StructureNne Trending Folds And Faults
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10078251
MRDS IDW026484
Alternate namesCaledonia Gold and Copper Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.19455, -81.28315
References
NITZE, 1896NITZE, H. B. C., AND HANNA, G. B., 1896 , GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3 , MINE TEXT P. 147 , 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.ESPENSHADE, G. H., AND POTTER, D. B., 1960 , KYANITE, SILLIMANITE, AND ANDALUSITE DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES, USGS PP 336 , TEXT 121 P., MINE AND NUMEROUS PROSPECTS LOCATED BY SYMBOL TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 24,000MINE SITE IN KINGS MOUNTAIN1896 COMPILE NITZE, N. C. STATE, MINE DESCRIPTIONS1931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., MINE LOCATIONS1960 GEOMAP ESPENSHADE, G. H., STRUCTURE