Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryCopper, Silver
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, Limonite, Pyrite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1840
Identification
Deposit ID10079200
MRDS IDW028143
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.29732, -80.87453
References
NITZE, 1896 ; ASSAYS FOR GOLD AT $20.67 PER OUNCE AND FOR 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. 133 TO 137 , 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