Mine detail: Star Mine

Previously called 'Reynolds Mine'

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Location: Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.38982, -79.83645
dep_id: 10026497
mrds_id: K005170
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Trace mineral: Copper, Molybdenum
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Hydrothermal Vein
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Ferrimolybdite, Gold, Molybdenite, Pyrite
gangue: Calcite, Chlorite, Magnetite, Quartz, Sericite
orebody_fm: TABULAR
work_type: Underground
model: 273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
alteration: Silicification, Chloritization, Carbonatization, And Sericitization
ore_ctrl: Fault/Shear Zone
Reporter: Mcdaniel, Ronald D., Klein, T.L.
hrock_type: Andesite
Structure: Ne-Trending Fault Zone
Year first produced: 1851
yr_lst_prd: 1963
disc_yr: 1851
discr: E. Reynolds
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:: 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:: LUTTRELL, 1978 USGS OPE-FILE REPORT 78-152
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