Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlQuartz Veins In Shear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Covellite, Gold
GangueHematite, Limonite, Magnetite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite
StructureShear Zones
AlterationCarbonate, Chlorite, Sericite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1856
Discovery year1856
Identification
Deposit ID10098195
MRDS IDK005071
Alternate namesWillis Hill Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.99703, -79.82755
References
CARPENTER, P. A., III, 1976, METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA MINERAL RESOURCES SEC. BULL. 84, 166 P.PARDEE, J. T., AND PARK, C. F., JR., 1948, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 213, 156 P.