Mine detail: Jenkins Mine

Previously called 'JenkensDry Hollow'

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Location: Moore County, North Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.41149, -79.61977
dep_id: 10055242
mrds_id: RE00527
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Gold, Pyrite
gangue: Quartz, Sericite
work_type: Underground
model: 154: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au
alteration: Silicic, Sericitic, Pyrophyllitic
conc_proc: Acid Leaching In Paleo-Hot Spring Hydrothermal System. Gold Accompanying Deposition In Shallow Fractures
ore_ctrl: Pre-Tectonic Faults (?)
Reporter: Klein, T.L.
hrock_type: Felsic Volcanic Rock
Structure: Regional Ne-Trending Folds Overturned To The East
tectonic: Eastern Carolina Slate Belt
yfp_ba: <
Year first produced: 1866
yr_lst_prd: 1890
References:
  • 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
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