North Carolina · Burke County
Past Producer

Unnamed Gold Placer

Burke County, North Carolina, United States
REEGold
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Commodities
PrimaryREE, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formCHANNEL FILL
Ore controlDrainageways Are Nearly Along Contact Of Mica Gneiss Unit And Granite Gneiss Complex Unit
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
Geology
Host rockAlluvium · Mica Gneiss Unit
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1830
Discovery year1830
Identification
Deposit ID10089503
MRDS IDW027101
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates35.76482, -81.6865
References
WHITLOW, J. W., 1967 , USGS SAMPLE NO. JW - 171WHITLOW, J. W., 1977 , ORAL COMMUNICATIO1977 GEOCHEM WHITLOW, J. W., TRACE ELEMENT