Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGabbro
Tectonic settingCharlotte Belt
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10100211
MRDS IDW028158
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.18178, -80.92731
References
NITZE, 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. 131 , LOCATED ON MAP OF GOLD DEPOSITS AT 1:1,600,000MINE IN CHARLOTTE WEST TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000KERR, W. C., AND HANNA, G. B., 1893 , ORES OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, V. 2 , CH. 2 , TEXT P. 125 - 359 , MINE TEXT P. 2931893 COMPILE KERR, N. C. STATE, MINES1896 COMPILE NITZE, N. C. STATE, MINES