Mine detail: New Sawyer Mine

Previously called 'RossPowell'

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Location

Lat / long:

35.80065, -79.86172

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Secondary:	Silver
Ore:	Gold, Magnetite, Pyrite
Gangue:	Hematite, Kaolinite, Muscovite, Quartz
Orebody form:	TABULAR
Discovery year:	1902

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1902

Geology

Host rock:	Tillery Formation
Host type:	Tuff
Structure:	Ne-Trending Foliation, Minor Ne-Trending Shears That Produce N-Plunging Ne Trending Folds
Tectonic:	Near Caraway-Back Creek Volcanic Center
Alteration processes:	Muscovite, Silica

References

MRDS	K005178
DEP	10026503
Reference	{Analytical Data:: LUTTRELL, 1976}{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.; LUTRELL, G.W., 1976, GOLD, BASE-METAL, AND RELATED DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA: USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT 76-152}
Reporter	Mcdaniel, Ronald D., Klein, T.L.