Mine detail: Cross Mine

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Location: Davidson County, North Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.68037, -80.23979
dep_id: 10026433
mrds_id: K005056
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Minor mineral: Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite
gangue: Quartz, Siderite
orebody_fm: TABULAR
work_type: Surface/Underground
model: 273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
ore_ctrl: Quartz Veins In Fractures
Reporter: *gostino, J., Klein, T.L.
hrock_unit: Mudstone Member Cid Formation
hrock_type: Argillite
Structure: Gold Hill Fault
Year first produced: 1860
yr_lst_prd: 1904
dy_ba: <
disc_yr: 1860
References:
  • Deposit:: CARPENTER, P. A., III, 1976, METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA MINERAL RESOURCES SEC. BULL. 84, 166 P.
  • Deposit:: POGUE, J. E., 1910, CID MINING DISTRICT OF DAVIDSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOL. AND ECON. SURVEY BULL. 22, 140 P.
  • Deposit:: MINE WAS PROSPECTED FROM 1860 TO 1865. MINE WAS WORKED AGAIN IN 1904 AND THE SHAFT WAS DEEPENED TO 75 FT. IN 1969 TWO CAVED SHAFTS AND A SMALL TRENCH WERE PRESENT
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