Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryCopper, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrmal Vein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABLULAR
Ore controlNear Contact Of Younger Bessemer Granite And Remnant Roan Gneiss
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Pyrite, Gold
GangueQuartz, Calcite
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockGranite
Economic & production
Development statusUnknown
First production1915
Discovery year1914
Identification
Deposit ID10105927
MRDS IDW019100
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.06791, -81.40922
References
MC CAULEY, CAMILLA K., AND BUTLER, J. ROBERT, 1966 , GOLD RESOURCES OF SOUTH CAROLINA, STATE DEV. BOARD, S. C., DIV. OF GEOL., BULL. NO. 32 , MINE TEXT P. 35 , TEXT 78 P.MINE SITE LOCATED IN KINGS CREEK TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 24,0001966 COMPILE MC CAULEY C., S. C. STATE, MINE DESCRIPTIONMc Cauley, Camilla K., And Butler, J. Robert, 1966 , Gold Resources Of South Carolina, State Dev. Board, S. C., Div. Of Geol., Bull. No. 32 , Mine Text P. 35 , Text 78 P.Mc Cauley, Camilla K., And Butler, J. Robert, 1966 , Gold Resources Of South Carolina, State Dev. Board, S. C., Div. Of Geol., Bull. No. 32 , Mine Text P. 35 , Text 78 P.