Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlSchist Pendant In Granite Unit
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold
GangueQuartz
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10106094
MRDS IDW028144
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.29121, -80.88148
References
NITZE, 1896 ; ASSAYS OF GOLD AT $20.67 PER OUNCE AND SILVER AT $1.29 PER OUNCENITZE, 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. 138 , 139 , LOCATED ON MAP OF GOLD DEPOSITS AT 1:1,600,000MINE IN MOUNTAIN ISLAND LAKE TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,0001896 COMPILE NITZE, N. C. STATE, MINE