Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryCopper, Zinc, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFoliation Parallel Quartz Veins
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockPhyllite
StructureGold Hill Fault Zone
AlterationChlorite-Sericite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10105711
MRDS IDW014528
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.31649, -80.46813
References
LUTTRELL,G.W., 1978,USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT 78-152NITZE, H. B. C., 1896, "GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA," NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3, MINE TEXT PG. 93, TEXT 200 PG.; CARPENTER, III, P. ALBERT, 1976, "METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA," N. C. DEPT. NAT. AND ECON. RES., MIN. RES. SEC., BULL. 84, MAP AT 1:165,000 PG. 27, MINE TEXT PG. 28, TEXT 166 PG.; MINE SITE IN MOUNT PLEASANT TOPO QUAD AT 1:62,500PARDEE, J.T., AND PARK, C.F., JR., 1948, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 213, 156 P. CARPENTER, P.A.,III, NCGS BULLETIN 84