North Carolina · McDowell County
Past Producer

Huntsville Branch Placer

McDowell County, North Carolina, United States
GoldREE
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Description

Gold Prospector

Commodities
PrimaryGold, REE
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formCHANNEL FILL
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1828
Discovery year1828
Identification
Deposit ID10099711
MRDS IDW014577
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.59288, -81.94928
References
NITZE, H. B. C., 1896, "GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA", NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3, MAP AT 1:62,500, PG. 152, TEXT 200 PG.; STREAM ON TOPO QUAD GLENWOOD AT 1:24,00JAMES CHAPMAN; AGE ABOUT 60 IN 1975; OWNER AND OPERATOR OF ONE SMALL, LOW-GRADE GOLD MINE IS LOCAL AUTHORITY