| Location: | Randolph County, North Carolina, United States, North America |
| Lat / long: | 35.74259, -79.81227 |
| dep_id: | 10026508 |
| mrds_id: | K005184 |
| Commodity type: | metallic |
| Major mineral: | Gold, Copper |
| Minor mineral: | Zinc |
| Trace mineral: | Lead |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Deposit type: | Hydrothermal Vein |
| Production size: | Small ammount of material produced |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| ore: | Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite |
| gangue: | Actinolite, Chlorite, Epidote, Sericite |
| orebody_fm: | TABULAR |
| work_type: | Underground |
| alteration: | Sericitization, Chloritization, Mg-Alteration (Mg-Amphibole?), Silicification |
| conc_proc: | Alteration And Textures Of Some Of The Mineralized Rock Is Similar To The Stratabound Massive Sulfide Deposits At Silver Hill. However, These Veins Seem To Be Discordant Suggesting That They Are Epigenetic In Origin. |
| Reporter: | Mcdaniel, Ronald D., Klein, T.L. |
| hrock_unit: | Uwharrie Formation |
| hrock_type: | Basalt |
| arock_unit: | Uwharrie Formation |
| arock_type: | Rhyolite |
| Structure: | Bedding Stikes N 45 E And Dips 20-25 Deg West. Three Discrete Parallel Veins Trend Due North And Dip 85 Deg West. |
| Year first produced: | 1882 |
| yr_lst_prd: | 1915 |
| disc_yr: | 1882 |
| prod_yrs: | 1899-1915 |
| References: |
- Analytical Data:: BROWN, C.B. UNPUBLISHED FIELD NOTES
- 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.; KLINE, M.H. AND DOSH, H.G., 1949, INVESTIGATIONS OF THE SCARLETT COPPER MINE, RANDOLPH, COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA: US BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 4492.
- Deposit:: KLINE, M.H., AND DOSH, H.G., 1949, INVESTIGATION OF THE SCARLETT COPPER MINE, RANDOLPH COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 4492, 6 P.
- Deposit:: 1948 DIREXPL U.S. BUREAU OF MINES.
- Production:: PARDEE AND PARK, 1948.
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