Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1850
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10079152
MRDS IDW028080
Alternate namesRhyne
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.23233, -81.10454
References
NITZE, H. B. C., AND HANNA, G. B., 1896 , GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3 , MINE TEXT P. 148 , LOCATED ON GOLD DEPOSITS MAP AT 1:1,600,000 , TEXT 200 P.MINE IN BELMONT TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000 , SMALL POND SELECTED FOR MINE SITE1896 COMPILE NITZE, STATE N.C., MINE