Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENSES AND PODS
Ore controlQuartz Veins Along The Contact Between Slate Screen And Granite. Gabbro Is Present On The Opposite Side Of The Screen.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite
GangueQuartz, Sericite, Siderite
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockArgillite
Tectonic settingCharlotte Belt
AlterationSilicic, Carbonate, Sericitic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1830-1833 1837-1860 1880-1887 1905-1908
First production1830
Last production1908
Discovery year1829
Identification
Deposit ID10079128
MRDS IDW028045
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.20261, -80.86842
References
NITZE, 1896 ; FIVE GROUPS OF ASSAYS WITH GOLD AT $20.67 PER OUNCE AND SILVER AT $1.29 PER OUNCE PER TON ORE ; SRC.REF: NITZE AND HANNA, 1896NITZE, H. B. C., AND HANNA, G. B., 1896 , GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3 , TEXT 200 P., MINE TEXT P. 126 - 129 , LOCATED ON MAP OF GOLD DEPOSITS AT 1:1,600,000MINE IN CHARLOTTE EAST TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000EMMONS, E., 1856 , MIDLAND COUNTIES OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, TEXT 351 P., MINE TEXT P. 175 - 177; PARDEE, J.T. AND PARK, C.F., 1948, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 213.1856 COMPILE EMMONS, N.C. STATE, MINES1896 COMPILE NITZE, N.C. STATE, MINESPARDEE AND PARK, 1948, P. 78