Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver, Copper
SecondaryLead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound Exhalative
Model184: Massive sulfide, kuroko
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formVEINS, STRINGERS, SOME STRATIFORM
Ore controlNe-Trending Stratabound Layer
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite
GangueCalcite, Dolomite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockArgillite · Cid Formation, Mudstone Member
StructureOpen North-East Trending Folds
AlterationCarbonate, Chlorite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1882
Last production1903
Discovery year1882
Identification
Deposit ID10084217
MRDS IDW101389
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.70981, -80.10367
References
NITZE AND HANNA, 1896POGUE, J.E., 1910, CID MINING DISTRICT OF DAVIDSON COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC SURVEY BULLETIN NO. 22., P. 117