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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