North Carolina · Cabarrus County
Past Producer

Furniss Mine

Cabarrus County, North Carolina, United States
GoldTungstenCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryTungsten, Copper
Commodity typeM
Materials
Other materialsBarite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Quartz, Scheelite, Siderite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10247813
MRDS IDW014598
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.3529, -80.4934
References
CARPENTER, P.A. METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINASLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA. NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. OFNATURAL AND ECONOMIC RESOURCES, DIV. OF RESOURCEPLANNING AND EVALUATION, MINERAL RESOURCE SECTION,BULL. 84, RALEIGH, NC, 1976, PP. 30-31.CONLEY, J.F. MINERAL LOCALITIES OF NORTH CAROLINA. NORTHCAROLINA DEPT. OF NATURAL AND ECONOMIC RESOURCES, DIV.OF EARTH RESOURCES, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCESSECTION, INFORMATION CIRC. 16, RALEIGH, NC, 1958,REVISED 1971, PP. 22-24.JONES, J.O. AND A.L. PEYTON. INVESTIGATION OF FURNISSTUNGSTEN DEPOSITS, CABARRUS COUNTY, N.C. BUMINES RI4724, SEPT. 1950, 14 PP.CARPENTER, P.A. METALLLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINAPLANNING AND EVALUATION, MINERALS RESOURCE SECTION,BULL. 84, RALEIGH, NC, 1976, 5 PP.JONES, J. INVESTIGATION OF FURNISS TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS,CABARRUS COUNTY, N.C. BUMINES RI 4724, SEPT. 1950,LAURENCE, R.A. ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS.CH. IN ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES 1933-1967,VOL. 1, NEW YORK, P. 161.WAR MINERALS REPORT. TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS IN CABARRUS COUNTY,N.C., 1948.