Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlQuartz Vein
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGranite
Tectonic settingCharlotte Belt
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10079133
MRDS IDW028050
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.22233, -80.85092
References
NITZE, 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. 126MINE IN CHARLOTTE EAST TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,0001896 COMPILE NITZE, N.C. STATE, MINE