Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Stringer Zone
Model184: Massive sulfide, kuroko
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlDisseminated Sulfide Is Ne-Trending Fault Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
GangueActinolite, Chlorite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockArgillite · Cid Formation
Associated rockBasalt · Cid Formation
StructureNe-Trending Broad Folds, Ne-Trending Fault
AlterationSilicic, Chloritic, Mg-Enrichment (Actinolite, Talc (?))
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1933
Discovery year1890
Identification
Deposit ID10089702
MRDS IDW028435
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.3401, -80.11228
References
CARPENTER, 1976CARPENTER, III, P.A., 1976, METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA NAT. AND ECON. RES., MIN. RES. SECT., BULL. 84, TEXT 166 P. MINE TEXT P. 137, MAP AT 1:145,000.MINE IN ALBEMARLE TOPO QUAD AT 1:62,500.1976 COMPILE CARPENTER, N.C. STATE, MINEPARDEE AND PARK, 1948