Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockGabbro
StructureShear Zone In Granite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10079212
MRDS IDW028157
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.14789, -80.87731
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. 131 , 132 , LOCATED ON MAP OF GOLD DEPOSITS AT 1:1,600,000MINE IN CHARLOTTE WEST TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,0001896 COMPILE NITZE, N. C. STATE, MINE