Mine detail: Fairfield Valley Placer

Previously called 'Georgetown'

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Location: Jackson County, North Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.14678, -82.9507
dep_id: 10055337
mrds_id: RE00702
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Placer
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
model: 119: Placer Au-PGE
conc_proc: Fluvial Placer From Quartz Veins
Reporter: Klein, T.L.
tectonic: Blue Ridge Province
dy_ba: <
disc_yr: 1880
References:
  • 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
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