Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryCopper
TertiarySulfur, Iron
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeQuartz Vein Bearing Sulfides
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlAlong Contact Of Roan Gneiss Remnant And Younger Whiteside Granite
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite, Pyromorphite, Tetrahedrite, Pyrrhotite, Pyrite, Siderite, Chalcopyrite, Galena
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockGranite
Economic & production
Development statusUnknown
First production1861
Discovery year1861
Identification
Deposit ID10078262
MRDS IDW026505
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.04151, -81.67043
References
KEITH, ARTHUR, 1931 , GAFFNEY - KINGS MOUNTAIN S. C. - N. C. FOLIO NO. 222 , USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U. S., MINE TEXT P. 12 , LOCATED ON MAP AT 1 : 62,500 , TEXT 13 P.MINE SITE LOCATED IN GAFFNEY TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 24,0001931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., MINE LOCATIONKeith,A. And Sterret,D.B.,1931.Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles : U.S.G.S.,Geol. Atlas Folio Ser.,No.222 13p.., Mine Text P. 12 , Located On Map At 1 : 62,500 , Text 13 P.Keith,A. And Sterret,D.B.,1931.Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles : U.S.G.S.,Geol. Atlas Folio Ser.,No.222 13p.., Mine Text P. 12 , Located On Map At 1 : 62,500 , Text 13 P.KEITH, 1931