Mine detail: Pearcey Creek Gold Placer

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

35.87565, -81.74983

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Tertiary:	Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Tin, Silver, Molybdenum, Beryllium, REE
Ore:	Gold, Monazite, Zircon
Orebody form:	ALLUVIAL SANDS AND GRAVELS
Discovery year:	1850

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:	Brown Mountain Granite;Mica Schist And Gneiss
Host type:	Alluvium
Associated type:	Granite
Structure:	Brevard Fault Zone Strikes Northeastward, Faults
Tectonic:	Contact Zone Of Blue Ridge And Piedmont

References

MRDS	W027135
DEP	10078672
Reference	{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}
Reporter	Whitlow, Jesse W.