Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlNear Contact Of Granite Unit And Diorite - Gabbro Unit
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockDiorite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10079175
MRDS IDW028115
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.29871, -80.70313
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. 144 , MINE LOCATED ON MAP OF GOLD DEPOSITS AT 1:1,600,000MINE IN HARRISBURG TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000EMMONS, E., 1856 , MIDLAND COUNTIES OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, TEXT 347 , MINE TEXT P. 178 - 180KERR, W. C., AND HANNA, G. B., 1885 , ORES OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, V. 2 , CH. 2 , TEXT P. 125 - 359 , MINE TEXT P. 3021856 COMPILE EMMONS, N. C. STATE, MINES1885 COMPILE KERR, N. C. STATE, MINES1896 COMPILE NITZE, N. C. STATE, MINES