Mine detail: Furniss Mine

Previously called 'FurnessFirness'

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Location: Cabarrus County, North Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.35288, -80.49341
dep_id: 10026455
mrds_id: K005093
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Trace mineral: Tungsten, Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Pyrite, Scheelite
gangue: Barite, Calcite, Epidote, Hematite, Quartz, Siderite
orebody_fm: PODS, LENSES
work_type: Surface/Underground
model: 273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
alteration: Chlorite, Epidote, Carbonate
ore_ctrl: Quartz Veins
Reporter: Klein, T.L., *gostino, John P.
hrock_type: Tuff
arock_type: Tuff
Structure: Nw-Trending Shear Zones
tectonic: Eastern Charlotte Belt
yfp_ba: <
Year first produced: 1861
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:: ARDEE, J. T., AND PARK, C. F., JR., 1948, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 213, 156 P.
  • Deposit:: NITZE, H.B.C., 1896, GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3, 200P.; LUTTRELL, G.W, 1978, GOLD, BASE-METAL AND RELATED DEPOSITS, USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT 78-152. JONES, J.O. AND PEYTON, A.L., 1950, INVESTIGATIONS OF FURNISS TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS, CABARRUS COUNTY, N.C.: BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 4724.
  • Production:: CARPENTER, III, P.A., 1976
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