Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlHydrothermal Quartz Veins
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueCalcite, Chlorite, Pyrite, Sericite
Geology
Host rockTuff
StructureNe-Trending, Nw Dipping Foliation
AlterationChlorite, Carbonate, Sericite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1901-1915
First production1901
Last production1916
Discovery year1901
Identification
Deposit ID10102382
MRDS IDK005173
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.30927, -79.77366
References
CARPENTER, 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.PARDEE AND PARK, 1948, P. 83.