Mine detail: Russell Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

35.50121, -80.0245

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Tertiary:	Copper
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Pyrrhotite
Gangue:	Calcite, Chlorite, Sericite
Orebody form:	SIX TABULAR ZONES
Discovery year:	1882

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Hydrothermal Vein And Replacement
Production size:	Medium
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1882

Geology

Host rock:	Tillery Formation
Host type:	Argillite
Structure:	Ne-Trending Folds, High Angle Reverse Faults And Assymetric Folds Overturned To The East
Alteration processes:	Silicic, Sericitic, Chloritic, Calcitic

References

MRDS	K005165
DEP	10026493
Reference	{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.}{Production:: UNPUBULISHED REPORT BY LEO VON ROSENBURG, NOV. 17, 1986.}
Reporter	Mcdaniel, Ronald D., Klein, T.L.