Commodities
PrimaryGold, Barium-Barite
SecondaryCopper, Silver, Lead, Zinc
Commodity typeB
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrite, Gold, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueBarite, Quartz, Chert, Talc, Tremolite, Sericite
Geology
Host rockFelsic Metamorphic Rock · Persimmon Fork Formation
StructureTight to isoclinal folding
Tectonic settingPiedmont Province
AlterationHydrothermal Alteration
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10307219
MRDS IDTK00001
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates33.87486, -82.29485
References
Clark, S.H.B., Bryan, N.L., Greig, D.D., Padgett, J.P., and Watkins, D.R., 1992, Geochemical profiles of six reverse-circulation drill holes from the Barite Hill gold deposit, South Carolina: South Carolina Geology, v. 35, p. 55-66.Clark, S.H.B., Gray, K.J., and Back, J. M., 1999, Geology of the Barite Hill gold-silver deposit in the Southern Carolina Slate Belt: Economic Geology, v. 94, p. 1329-1346.