Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryLead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Gold, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructureNortheast Trending Brevard Fault Zone 1.5 Kilometer Northwest Of Mine
Tectonic settingWest Side Of Piedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1850
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10078667
MRDS IDW027128
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.86953, -81.70539
References
NITZE, H. B. C., AND WILKENS, 1897 , GOLD MINING IN NORTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT APPALACHIAN REGION; NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 10 , TEXT 164 P., MINE TEXT P. 68REED, J. C., JR., 1964 , GEOLOGY OF THE LENOIR QUADRANGE, NORTH CAROLINA U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY QUADRANGLE MAP GQ 242MINE IN MORGANTON NORTH TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,0001966 GEOCHEM J. W. WHITLOW, TRACE ELEMENT CONTEN