Mine detail: Ida Mine

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Location: Davidson County, North Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.72176, -80.19479
dep_id: 10026436
mrds_id: K005060
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Hydrothermal Vein And Replacement
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Gold, Pyrite
gangue: Quartz
orebody_fm: TABULAR
work_type: Underground
model: 273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
alteration: Sericite
ore_ctrl: Quartz Vein And Disseminated Sulfide Zone
Reporter: Mcdaniel, Ronald D., Klein, T.L.
hrock_unit: Mudstone Member, Cid Formation
hrock_type: Argillite
Structure: Gold Hill Fault
Year first produced: 1878
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.; POGUE, J.E., 1910, THE CID MINING DISTRICT, NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC SURVEY BULLETIN 22
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