Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model154: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite
GangueQuartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockTuff
Associated rockTuff
StructureNe-Trending Folds Overturned To The Northwest, Subparallel To Cleavage (N 20-25 E Dipping 55 Nw)
AlterationSericitic, Silicic, Chlorite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1830-1880; 1894-95; 1906; 1915-1916
First production1830
Last production1916
Identification
Deposit ID10104194
MRDS IDRE00507
Alternate namesAlred, Burns and Alred
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.42204, -79.6181
References
LUTTRELL, G.W., 1978, GOLD, BASE-METAL AND RELATED DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA: USGS OPEN FILE REPORT 78-152POWER, J. AND KLEIN, T.L., USGS SITE VISITLUTTRELL, 1978