Commodities
PrimaryGold, Lead, Silver
SecondaryZinc, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlNe-Trending Shear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueChlorite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockArgillite · Tillery Formation
StructureNe-Trending Metamorphic Foliation, Shear Zone Trending N 33 E
AlterationExtensive Silicification And Chloritization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1854
Last production1888
Discovery year1832
Identification
Deposit ID10079149
MRDS IDW028076
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.47288, -80.00256
References
NITZE, 1896 ; 4 ASSAYS EACH OF ORE TYPE NO. 1 AND NO. 2NITZE, 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. 77 , 78MINE IN ALBEMARLE TOPO QUAD AT 1:62,500; PARDEE, J.T., AND PARK, C.F., 1948, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 213, P. 83-84.1896 COMPILE NITZE, STATE N.C., MINENITZE, 1896; PARDEE AND PARK, 1948.