Mine detail: Beard Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

35.98592, -79.84477

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold, Copper
Ore:	Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite
Gangue:	Calcite, Chlorite, Sericite, Siderite, Specularite
Orebody form:	TABULAR
Discovery year:	1856

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Hydrothermal Vein
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host type:	Diorite
Tectonic:	Charlotte Belt-Slate Belt Boundary
Alteration processes:	Carbonate, Silicic, Chloritic

References

MRDS	K005074
DEP	10026444
Reference	CARPENTER, P. A., III, 1976, METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA MINERAL RESOURCES SEC. BULL. 84, 166 P
Reporter	Mcdaniel, Ronald D., Klein, T.L.