Location: | Union County, North Carolina, United States, North America |
Lat / long: | 35.044, -80.69202 |
dep_id: | 10026536 |
mrds_id: | K005252 |
Commodity type: | metallic |
Major mineral: | Gold |
Trace mineral: | Copper, Lead, Zinc |
Operation type: | Unknown |
Production size: | Medium ammount of material produced |
Development status: | Past Producer |
ore: | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite |
orebody_fm: | VEINS AND SILICEOUS ZONES |
work_type: | Surface/Underground |
model: | 273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
alteration: | Sericitic, Silicic |
ore_ctrl: | Siliceous Zones And Quartz Veins |
Reporter: | Mcdaniel, Ronald D., Klein, T.L., *gostino, John P. |
hrock_unit: | Tilley Formation |
hrock_type: | Argillite |
Structure: | Gold Hill Fault |
yfp_ba: | < |
Year first produced: | 1860 |
dy_ba: | < |
disc_yr: | 1860 |
References: |
- Deposit:: CARPENTER, P. A., 1976, METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA MINERAL RESOURCES 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.
- Deposit:: NITZE, H.B.C., 1896, GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3, 200P.
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