Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryCopper, Barium-Barite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR INTERSECTING VEINS
Ore controlQuartz-Carbonate Veins
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockTuff · Mudstone Member Of The Cid Formation
StructureN 45 E And N 80 Trending Vertical Fractures
AlterationSilicification, Carbonatization
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Last production1884
Discovery year1884
Identification
Deposit ID10089194
MRDS IDW014597
Alternate namesCalifornia Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.33732, -80.50869
References
PARDEE AND PARK, 1948NITZE, H.B.C., 1896, "GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA", NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3, MINE TEXT PG. 123, TEXT 200 PG.CARPENTER, III, P. ALBERT, "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, MINE TEXT PG. 38, TEXT 166 PG.; MINE SITE IN CONCORD SE TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000