Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGranite
StructureGold Hill Fault
Tectonic settingCharlotte Belt
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10079185
MRDS IDW028126
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.22566, -80.68063
References
NITZE, 1896 ; SRC.REF: NITZE AND HANNA, 1896, P. 144NITZE, 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. 144MINE LOCATED IN MINT HILL TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,0001896 COMPILE NITZE, N. C. STATE, MINE