Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockHornblendite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
StructureCharlotte Belt
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1850
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10089684
MRDS IDW028093
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.37038, -80.49924
References
NITZE, 1896NITZE, 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. 123MINE IN MOUNT PLEASANT TOPO QUAD AT 1:62,500SUNDELIUS, H. W., AND STROMQUIST, A. A., 1978 IN PRESS, GEOL. MAP OF THE MOUNT PLEASANT QUAD, CABARRUS AND STANLEY COUNTIES, N.C., USGS, DRAFT COPY, 1:62,5001896 COMPILE NITZE, STATE N.C., MINE