Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryLead, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlPrecipitation From Hydrothermal Fluids In Fractures Subparallel To Regional Foliation
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockHornblendite · Ocoee Supergoup
Associated rockGranite
StructureFoliation N 20-30 E Dipping 35-60 Degrees, Crenulated
Tectonic settingBlue Ridge Province
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1886
Last production1894
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10099356
MRDS IDRE00703
Alternate namesBoilston
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.35289, -82.62653
References
NITZE AND HANNA, 1896NITZE, H.B.C., AND HANNA, G.B., 1896, GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN NO.3. P 181-191CALCULATED FROM INFORMATION GIVEN BY NITZE AND HANNA AT $20.67/OZ AU AND $1.29/OZ AG.CALCULATED FROM DATA GIVEN BY NITZE AND HANNA, 1896CALCULATED FROM DATA OF NITZE AND HANNA, 1896