Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryCopper, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlNear Contact Of Granite Unit And Diorite-Gabbro
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockDiorite
StructureGold Hill Fault, Shear Zones
AlterationSericite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10106093
MRDS IDW028130
Alternate namesFaires Gold Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.32177, -80.82203
References
NITZE, 1896 ; GOLD VALUED AT $20.67 PER OUNCE, SILVER $1.29 PER OUNCE ; SRC.REF: NITZE AND HANNA, 1896, P. 142-143.NITZE, 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. 142 , 143 , LOCATED ON MAP OF GOLD DEPOSITS AT 1:1,600,000MINE IN DERITA TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,0001896 COMPILE NITZE, N. C. STATE, MINE