Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryNiobium (Columbium), Tin, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLINEAR IRREGULAR
Ore controlQuartz Veins In The Host Granite
Materials
Ore mineralsChlorite, Gold, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGranite · Brown Mountain Granite
StructureMajor Faults Northwest And Southeast Of Mine.
Tectonic settingEast Side Of Blueridge Province
AlterationChloritization Of Granite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1850
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10078671
MRDS IDW027134
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.87703, -81.78511
References
ALDERICH, 1968 , ORAL COMMUN.NITZE, H. B. C., AND HANNA, G. B. 1896 , GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3 , 200 P., 9 PLS, 19 FIGS., MAP, ( DESCRIP., P. 175 )MINE IN CHESTNUT MOUNTAIN TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,0001968 GEOCHEM J. WHITLOW, ELEMENT CONTENT OF HOST ROC