Mine detail: Carter Mine

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Location: Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.3726, -79.847
dep_id: 10055225
mrds_id: RE00510
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Hydrothermal Vein
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Gold, Pyrite
gangue: Calcite, Chlorite, Quartz, Sericite
orebody_fm: TABULAR
work_type: Underground
model: 273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
alteration: Chlorite, Carbonate, Sericite, Silicic
ore_ctrl: Quartz Veins
Reporter: Klein, T.L.
hrock_type: Tuff
Structure: Ne-Trending Fault Zone
yr_lst_prd: 1906
prod_yrs: 185*
References:
  • Deposit:: LUTTRELL, G.W., 1978, GOLD, BASE-METAL AND RELATED DEPOSITS IN NORTH CAROLINA: USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT 78-15
  • Deposit:: KLEIN, T.L., USGS, SITE VISI
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