North Carolina · Montgomery County
Past Producer

Sam Christian Placer

Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States
Gold
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formBLANKET
Ore controlAluvial Placer Draining Area Of Widely Spaced Quartz
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
Geology
Host rockArgillite · Tillery Formation
Associated rockRhyolite
StructureNear Contact Of Uwharrie And Tillery Formations
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1893
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10079144
MRDS IDW028067
Alternate namesDry Hollow, Sam Christian Cut, California Cut
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.23371, -80.02839
References
NITZE, H.B.C., AND HANNA, G.B., 1896, GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BUL. NO. 3, P 80-83NITZE, 1896