Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model154: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlSilicified Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite
GangueQuartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
AlterationSericitic, Silicic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1891
Identification
Deposit ID10104195
MRDS IDRE00548
Alternate namesMcdonald, Teisson
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.46816, -79.51394
References
LUTTRELL, G.W., 1978, GOLD, BASE-METAL, AND RELATED DEPOSITS IN NORTH CAROLINA: USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT 78-152POWER, J., FIELD NOTES FROM USGS STUDY