Mine detail: Lindsay Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

35.92815, -79.23587

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold, Copper
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite
Gangue:	Ankerite, Calcite, Chlorite, Epidote, Hematite, Limonite, Quartz, Sericite, Siderite
Orebody form:	TABULAR

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Hydrothermal Vein
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1857

Geology

Host type:	Granite
Associated type:	Diorite
Structure:	Shear Zone
Alteration processes:	Carbonate, Sericitic, Chloritic

References

MRDS	K005164
DEP	10026492
Reference	{Analytical Data:: NITZE AND HANNA, 1896, NCGS BULLETIN 3}{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:: PARDEE, J.T., AND PARK, C.F., JR., 1948, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 213, 156 P.}
Reporter	Mcdaniel, Ronald D., Klein, T.L.