Mine detail: Henderson Mine

Previously called 'Eldorado Mine Russell Prospect On Strike'

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Location: Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.4676, -80.02589
dep_id: 10026496
mrds_id: K005169
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Minor mineral: Silver
Trace mineral: Zinc, Lead, Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
gangue: Actinolite, Chlorite
orebody_fm: TABULAR
alteration: Chlorite, Sericite
Reporter: Mcdaniel, Ronald D., Klein, T.L.
hrock_unit: Tillery
hrock_type: Argillite
Structure: Narrow Shear Zone
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
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