Mine detail: Troy Mine

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Location: Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.44621, -79.8895
dep_id: 10055263
mrds_id: RE00555
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: Chlorite, Quartz, Sericite
orebody_fm: TABULAR
work_type: Surface/Underground
alteration: Silicic, Sericitic, Chloritic
ore_ctrl: Silicified Shear Zone
Reporter: Klein, T.L.
hrock_type: Tuff
yr_lst_prd: 1908
References:
  • Analytical Data:: BROWN, C.B., FIELD NOTES
  • Deposit:: LUTTRELL, G.W., 1978, GOLD, BASE-METAL, AND RELATED DEPOSITS IN NORTH CAROLINA: USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT 78-152
  • Deposit:: BROWN, C.B., 1934, USGS UNPUBLISHED FIELD NOTE
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