Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper
SecondarySilver
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 mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockDiorite
Tectonic settingCharlotte Belt
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1885
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10079194
MRDS IDW028137
Alternate namesKerns Gold Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.36788, -80.90203
References
NITZE, 1896 ; ASSAYS FOR GOLD AT $20.67 PER OUNCE AND SILVER AT $1.29 PER OUNCE ; SRC.REF: NITZE AND HANNA, 1896, P. 139.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. 139MINE IN MOUNTAIN ISLAND LAKE TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,0001896 COMPILE NITZE, N. C. STATE, MINE