North Carolina · Gaston County
Past Producer

Unnamed Gold Mine

Gaston County, North Carolina, United States
Gold
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
StructureNne Trending Faults And Folds Of Kings Mountain Range
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10100209
MRDS IDW028058
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates35.33399, -81.26732
References
NITZE, H. B. C., AND HANNA, G. B., 1896 , GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3 , 200 P., LOCATED ON MAP OF GOLD DEPOSITS AT 1:1,600,000MINE IN BESSEMER CITY TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,0001896 COMPILE NITZE, N.C. STATE, MINE