| Location: | Burke County, North Carolina, United States, North America |
| Lat / long: | 35.87565, -81.74983 |
| dep_id: | 10078672 |
| mrds_id: | W027135 |
| Commodity type: | metallic |
| Major mineral: | Gold |
| Trace mineral: | Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Tin, Silver, Molybdenum, Beryllium, REE |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Deposit type: | Stream Placer |
| Production size: | Small ammount of material produced |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| ore: | Gold, Monazite, Zircon |
| orebody_fm: | ALLUVIAL SANDS AND GRAVELS |
| work_type: | Surface |
| conc_proc: | Alluvial Concentration |
| Reporter: | Whitlow, Jesse W. |
| hrock_unit: | Brown Mountain Granite;Mica Schist And Gneiss |
| hrock_type: | Alluvium |
| arock_type: | Granite |
| Structure: | Brevard Fault Zone Strikes Northeastward, Faults |
| tectonic: | Contact Zone Of Blue Ridge And Piedmont |
| disc_yr: | 1850 |
| References: |
- Deposit:: HOLCOMB, MIKE, 1966 , ORAL COMMUNICATION
- Deposit:: PLACER IN CHESTNUT MOUNTAIN TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000
- Deposit:: 1966 GEOCHEM J. WHITLOW, ELEMENT CONTENT
- Deposit:: 1968 GEOCHEM J. WHITLOW, ELEMENT CONTENT
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