Mine detail: Redding Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

35.73287, -79.7381

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Tertiary:	Copper
Ore:	Gold, Pyrite
Gangue:	Biotite, Chlorite, Hematite, Ilmenite, Quartz
Orebody form:	STRINGERS
Discovery year:	1906

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Hydrothermal Vein
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Uwharrie Formation
Host type:	Rhyolite
Alteration processes:	Silicic

References

MRDS	K005190
DEP	10026511
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.}
Reporter	Mcdaniel, Ronald D., Klein, T.L.