Deposit
Deposit typeVEINS
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlNE-TRENDING STRINGER ZONE 227M BY 80M.
Geology
StructureSMALL FRACTURES PARALLEL TO REGIONAL FOLIATION, GOLD HILL FAULT ZONE
AlterationSERICITE, SILICA
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1842
Identification
Deposit ID60001704
MRDS IDW014589
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates35.507, -80.34809
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. 128, 129, TEXT 166 PG.; MINE SITE IN GOLD HILL TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000