Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryLead, Silver, Tungsten, Copper, Chromium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlNorthwest Trending Quartz Vein And A Northeastward Trending Ultramafic Dike That Was Prospected For Asbestos
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Gold, Magnetite, Malachite, Scheelite, Stolzite
GangueAsbestos, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockUltramafic Intrusive Rock
StructureNortheastward Trending Foliation At The Mine Along The Brevard Fault Zone A Mile To Northwest
Tectonic settingBlue Ridge Province
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1857
Identification
Deposit ID10106027
MRDS IDW027132
Alternate namesBaker Hill
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.89398, -81.69094
References
NITZE, H. B. C., AND WILKENS, H. A. J., 1897 , GOLD MINING IN NORTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT SOUTH APPALACHIAN REGIONS: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 10 , 164 P., 10 PLS., 31 FIGS., ( DESCRIP., P. 68 )REED, J. C., JR., 1964 , GEOLOGY OF THE LENOIR QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL. QUAD. MAP GQ 242NITZE, H. B. C., AND HANNA, G. B., 1896 , GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3 , TEXT 200 P., MINE TEXT P. 176 , 177MINE IN COLLETTSVILLE TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000. LUTTRELL, G.W., 1978, GOLD, BASE-METAL, AND RELATED DEPOSITS IN NORTH CAROLINA, USGS OPRN-FILE REPORT 78-152, PL 25.1966 GEOCHEM J. WHITLOW, ELEMENT DISTRIBUTIONNONE KNOWN