Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper
TertiarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlQuartz-Carbonate Veins
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cuprite, Malachite
GangueChlorite, Limonite, Sericite, Siderite
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockDiorite
StructureNear The Milton Belt-Slate Belt Boundary
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1853
Last production1935
Discovery year1853
Identification
Deposit ID10102381
MRDS IDK005076
Alternate namesNorth Carolina Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.93898, -79.80921
References
NITZE AND HANNA, 1896CARPENTER, P. A., III, 1976, METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA MINERAL RESOURCES SEC. BULL. 84, 166 P.PARDEE, J. T., AND PARK, C. F., JR., 1948, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 213, 156 P.NITZE, H.B.C., AND HANNA, G.B., 1896, GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CRAOLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 3, P. 111.PARDEE AND PARK, 1948