Mine detail: Fairfield Valley Placer

Previously called 'Georgetown'

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Location

Lat / long:

35.14678, -82.9507

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Discovery year:	1880

Production

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

Geology

Tectonic:

Blue Ridge Province

References

MRDS	RE00702
DEP	10055337
Reference	{Deposit:: LUTTRELL, G.W., 1978, GOLD, BASE-METAL, AND RELATED DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORTS 78-152, P. 154}{Production:: LUTTRELL, 1978}
Reporter	Klein, T.L.