Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryNiobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Tin, Silver, Molybdenum, Beryllium, REE
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStream Placer
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formALLUVIAL SANDS AND GRAVELS
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Monazite, Zircon
Geology
Host rockAlluvium · Brown Mountain Granite;Mica Schist And Gneiss
Associated rockGranite
StructureBrevard Fault Zone Strikes Northeastward, Faults
Tectonic settingContact Zone Of Blue Ridge And Piedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10078672
MRDS IDW027135
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.87565, -81.74983
References
HOLCOMB, MIKE, 1966 , ORAL COMMUNICATIONPLACER IN CHESTNUT MOUNTAIN TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,0001966 GEOCHEM J. WHITLOW, ELEMENT CONTENT1968 GEOCHEM J. WHITLOW, ELEMENT CONTENT