Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlSlate Pendant In Granite Unit
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite
GangueQuartz, Siderite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1840
Identification
Deposit ID10079199
MRDS IDW028142
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.29899, -80.87453
References
NITZE, 1896 ; ASSAYS FOR GOLD $20.67 PER OUNCE AND SILVER $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. 137 - 139 , LOCATED ON MAP OF GOLD DEPOSITS AT 1:1,600,000MINE IN DERITA AND MOUNTAIN ISLAND LAKE TOPO QUADS AT 1:24,0001896 COMPILE NITZE, N. C. STATE, MINE