Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGranite · High Shoals Granite
Tectonic settingKings Mountain Belt
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1896-1897
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10079141
MRDS IDW028063
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.46538, -81.12204
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. 150 , LOCATED ON MAP OF GOLD DEPOSITS AT 1:1,600,000MINE IN LOWESVILLE TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,0001896 COMPILE NITZE, N.C. STATE, MINE