Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryCopper
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
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockDiorite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10079196
MRDS IDW028139
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.31427, -80.9337
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. 139 , LOCATED ON MAP OF GOLD DEPOSITS AT 1:1,600,000MINE IN MOUNTAIN ISLAND LAKE TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,0001896 COMPILE NITZE, N. C. STATE, MINENITZE, 1896