Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryLead, Silver, Bismuth
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Gold, Pyrite
GangueLimonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructureNortheastward-Striking Foliation In Gneiss And Schist
Tectonic settingInner Piedmont
AlterationNone Noted
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1850
Last production1896
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10100204
MRDS IDW027127
Alternate namesMiller Gold Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.85953, -81.69011
References
NITZE, H. B. C., AND WILKENS, H. A. J., 1897 , GOLD MINING IN NORTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT SOUTH APPALACHIAN REGIONS: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 10 , P. 6BHOLCOMB, MIKE, 1966 , ORAL COMMUN.REED, J. C., JR., 1964 , GEOLOGY OF THE LENOIR QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL. QUAD. MAP GQ - 242NITZE, H. B. C., AND HANNA, G. B., 1896 , GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3 , TEXT 200 P., MINE TEXT P. 175 - 176 .5) MINE IN MORGANTON NORTH TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,0001966 DIREXPL UNKNOWNGEOLMAP KEITH, ARTHUR, AND STERRETT, D. B.1966 GEOCHEM J. WHITLOW, ELEMENT DISTRIBUTION