Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlBedrock Is Sheared Schists; Near Contact Of Granite Unit And Mafic Volcanics
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockMafic Volcanic Rock
Associated rockGranite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10079186
MRDS IDW028127
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.21594, -80.65786
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. 144MINE SITE IN MINT HILL TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,0001896 COMPILE NITZE, N. C. STATE, MINE