Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formALLUVIAL CHANNEL FILL
Ore controlAlluvial Gravel
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1885
Identification
Deposit ID10089193
MRDS IDW014592
Alternate namesBiggers
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.32427, -80.43979
References
NITZE, H.B.C., 1896, "GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA", NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3, PLACER TEXT PG. 94, TEXT 200 PG.CARPENTER, III, P. ALBERT, 1976, "METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA", N.C. DEPT. NAT. AND ECON. RES., MIN. RES. SECT., BULL. 84, MAP AT 1:165,000 PG. 27, PLACER TEXT PG. 32, TEXT 166 PG.; STREAM VALLEY SHOWN IN MOUNT PLEASANT TOPO QUAD AT 1:62,500PARDEE, J.T., AND PARK, C.F., JR., 1948, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF PAPER 223,156 P.