Mine detail: Jenkins Mine

Previously called 'JenkensDry Hollow'

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Location

Lat / long: 35.41149, -79.61977

Resource(M)

Primary: Gold
Ore: Gold, Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz, Sericite

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1866
Last production ended: 1890

Geology

Host type:Felsic Volcanic Rock
Structure:Regional Ne-Trending Folds Overturned To The East
Tectonic:Eastern Carolina Slate Belt
Alteration processes:Silicic, Sericitic, Pyrophyllitic

References

MRDSRE00527
DEP10055242
Reference{Deposit:: CONELY, J.F., 1962, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF MOORE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 76, P. 26}{Deposit:: KLEIN, T.L., SITE VISIT, 198}
ReporterKlein, T.L.