Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrite, Pyrrhotite
GangueBiotite, Calcite, Chlorite, Magnetite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockRhyolite · Uwharrie Formation
StructureFault Zone Trending N 38 E.
AlterationChlorite, Silicification, Biotite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1857
Identification
Deposit ID10098202
MRDS IDK005204
Alternate namesUwharrie Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.55399, -79.93339
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