Deposit
Deposit typeVEINS
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlQUARTZ VEINS IN SILICIFIED SHEAR ZONE
Geology
StructureNE-TRENDING FAULT, GOLD HILL FAULT ZONE
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1842
Identification
Deposit ID60001705
MRDS IDW014603
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates35.494, -80.37039
References
NITZE, H.B.C., 1896, GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3, MINE TEXT PG. 91, TEXT 200 PG.CARPENTER, III, P. ALBERT, 1976, METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA, N.C. NAT. AND ECON. RES., MIN. RES. SECT., BULL. 84, MAP AT 1:165,000 PG. 27, MINE TEXT PG. 31, TEXT 200 PG.; MINE SITE IN MOUNT PLEASANT TOPO QUAD AT 1:62,500PARDEE, J.T., AND PARK, C.F., JR., 1948, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 213, 156 P.