Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model104: Hot-spring Au-Ag
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formSTRATABOUND
Ore controlDisseminated Pyrite And Quartz Stringers
Geology
Host rockRhyolite · Uwharrie Formation
AlterationSilification And Sericitization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1928
Last production1935
Discovery year1928
Identification
Deposit ID10098198
MRDS IDK005166
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.48982, -79.80033
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.LUTTRELL, G.W., 1978, USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT 78-152