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 Mafic Volcanics Unit
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockMafic Volcanic Rock
Associated rockGranite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1895
Discovery year1895
Identification
Deposit ID10079182
MRDS IDW028123
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.17622, -80.69369
References
NITZE, 1896NITZE, 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 , 145MINE IN MINT HILL TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,0001896 COMPILE NITZE, N. C. STATE, MINE