Mine detail: Riggon Hill Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

35.50204, -79.99645

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold, Silver
Gangue:	Quartz
Orebody form:	LENSES WITHIN WIDE ZONE OF ALTERATION
Discovery year:	1896

Production

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

Geology

Host type:	Argillite
Alteration processes:	Silicic

References

MRDS	RE00547
DEP	10055258
Reference	{Deposit:: LUTTRELL, G.W., 1978, GOLD, BASE-METAL AND RELATED DEPOSITS IN NORTH CAROLINA: UGSG OPEN-FILE REPORT 78-152 P. 401}{Deposit:: NITZE, H.B.C. AND HANNA, G.B., 1896, GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 3, P. 77.}{Deposit:: C.B. BROWN, 1934, UNPUBLISHED USGS FIELD NOTE}
Reporter	Klein, T.L.