North Carolina · Gaston County
Past Producer

Rhodes Mine

Gaston County, North Carolina, United States
GoldLead
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENSE
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Gold
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1850
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10079156
MRDS IDW028085
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.16955, -81.11176
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. 148 , LOCATED ON GOLD DEPOSITS MAP AT 1:1,600,000MINE IN BELMONT TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000 , SMALL POND SELECTED AS MINE SITE1896 COMPILE NITZE, STATE N.C., MINENITZE, 1896