Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFilling Small Shears N40e Vertical Dip
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockArgillite · Tillery Formation
StructureGold Hill Fault Zone, Ne-Trending Shears Parallel To And At Acute Angles To Trend Of Fault Zone.
AlterationChlorite, Sericite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1854
Discovery year1854
Identification
Deposit ID10110449
MRDS IDW014590
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.51093, -80.34507
References
NITZE, H.B.C., 1896, "GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA" , NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3, MAP AT 1:15,625 PL. VI, MINE TEXT PG. 85 TO 88, TEXT 200 PG.CARPENTER, III, P.A., 1976, "METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA", N.C. DEPT. NAT. AND ECON. RES., MIN. RES. SECT., BULL. 84, MAP AT 1:31,000 PG. 126, MINE TEXT PG. 125, TEXT 166 PG.; MINE SITE IN GOLD HILL TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000; PARDEE AND PARK, 1948, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 213.NITZE, H.B.C., 1896; PARDEE AND PARK, 1948