Mine detail: Uwarra Mine

Previously called 'Montgomery Mine'

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Location

Lat / long:

35.31343, -79.77088

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Ore:	Gold, Pyrite
Gangue:	Calcite, Chlorite, Epidote, Quartz, Siderite
Orebody form:	TABULAR
Discovery year:	1901

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Hydrothermal Vein
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
Production years:	1903-1911; 1914-1916
First production started:	1903
Last production ended:	1916

Geology

Host type:	Andesite
Structure:	Ne-Trending Persistent Fracture System
Alteration processes:	Carbonate, Silicic, Epidotitic

References

MRDS	RE00557
DEP	10055265
Reference	{Analytical Data:: PARDEE AND PARK, 1948, P. 83.}{Deposit:: PARDEE, J.T. AND PARK, C.F., JR., 1948, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 213, P. 82.}{Deposit:: CARPENTER, P.A.,III, 1976, METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA MINERAL RESOURCES SEC. BULL. 84, 166 P.}
Reporter	Klein, T.L.