North Carolina · Mecklenburg County
Past Producer

Smith and Palmer Mine

Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
GoldSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlNear Contact Of Granite Unit And Diorite - Gabbro Unit
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockDiorite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10079208
MRDS IDW028153
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.19761, -80.87787
References
NITZE, 1896NITZE, 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. 131 , LOCATED ON MAP OF GOLD DEPOSITS AT 1:1,600,000MINE IN CHARLOTTE WEST TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,0001864 COMPILE NITZE, N. C. STATE, MINE