Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlNear Contact Of Granite Unit And Diorite - Gabbro Unit; Possibly Roof Pendant Of Schists In Granite
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockDiorite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10079198
MRDS IDW028141
Alternate namesAlexander Gold Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.30954, -80.93814
References
NITZE, 1896 ; ASSAYS FOR GOLD AT $20.67 PER OUNCE AND SILVER AT $1.29 PER OUNCENITZE, 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 , 140 , LOCATED ON MAP OF GOLD DEPOSITS AT 1:1,600,000MINE IN THE MOUNTAIN ISLAND LAKE TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,0001896 COMPILE NITZE, N. C. STATE, MINE