Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlQuartz Veins In Slate Pendant In Granite
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite
GangueAnkerite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist
Associated rockGranite
StructureNe And Nw Trending Fractures
Tectonic settingCharlotte Belt
AlterationSericitic, Silicic, Carbonate
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1826
Last production1908
Discovery year1826
Identification
Deposit ID10106087
MRDS IDW028044
Alternate namesCharlotte, Mccombs
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.21094, -80.85925
References
NITZE, 1896 ; SIX GROUPS OF ASSAYS WITH GOLD AT $20.67 PER OUNCE AND SILVER $1.29 PER OUNCE PER TON ORENITZE, 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. 129 - 131MINE IN CHARLOTTE EAST TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000KERR, W. C., AND HANNA, G.B., 1893 , ORES OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, V. 2 , CH. 2 , TEXT P. 125-359 , MINE TEXT P. 289 - 2921893 COMPILE KERR, N.C. STATE, MINES1896 COMPILE NITZE, N.C. STATE, MINES