Mine detail: Hunt Mine

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Location: Davidson County, North Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.68426, -80.24035
dep_id: 10026435
mrds_id: K005059
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Unknown
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Gold, Pyrite
gangue: Quartz, Siderite
orebody_fm: TABULAR
work_type: Surface
model: 273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
alteration: Sericite
ore_ctrl: Small Shears
Reporter: Mc Daniel, Ronald D., Klein, T.L.
hrock_unit: Tillery Formation
hrock_type: Argillite
Structure: Gold Hill Fault
References:
  • CARPENTER, P. A., III, 1976, METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA MINERAL RESOURCES SEC. BULL. 84, 166 P.; LUTTRELL, G.W., 1978, GOLD, BASE-METAL AND RELATED DEPOSITS IN NORTH CAROLINA: USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT 78-15
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