Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryLead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlQuartz Vein
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
Other materialsGalena, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Gneiss And Schist Of Uncertain Age
StructureA Northeastward Trend Of Foliation And Strike Of Minor Structures, None Noted
Tectonic settingInner Piedmont Of Southeastern United States
AlterationNone Noted
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1850
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10078670
MRDS IDW027131
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.88426, -81.68094
References
CLARK, J. W., 1966 , ORAL COMMUN.MCLEAN, 1966 , ORAL COMMUN.REED, J. C., JR., 1964 , GEOLOGY OF THE LENOIR QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL. QUAD MAP G.Q. 242NITZE, H. B. C., AND WILKENS, H. A. J., 1897 , GOLD MINING IN NORTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT SOUTH APPALACHIAN REGIONS: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 10 , TEXT 164 P., MINE TEXT P. 68 .5) MINE IN COLLETTSVILLE TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,0001966 GEOCHEM J. W. WHITLOW, ELEMENTS PRESENT IN THE AREA