Mine detail: Thompson Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

35.3401, -80.11228

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Ore:	Gold, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
Gangue:	Actinolite, Chlorite, Quartz, Sericite
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR
Discovery year:	1890

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Hydrothermal Stringer Zone
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
Last production ended:	1933

Geology

Host rock:	Cid Formation
Host type:	Argillite
Associated rock:	Cid Formation
Associated type:	Basalt
Structure:	Ne-Trending Broad Folds, Ne-Trending Fault
Alteration processes:	Silicic, Chloritic, Mg-Enrichment (Actinolite, Talc (?))

References

MRDS	W028435
DEP	10089702
Reference	{Analytical Data:: CARPENTER, 1976}{Deposit:: CARPENTER, III, P.A., 1976, METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA NAT. AND ECON. RES., MIN. RES. SECT., BULL. 84, TEXT 166 P. MINE TEXT P. 137, MAP AT 1:145,000.}{Deposit:: MINE IN ALBEMARLE TOPO QUAD AT 1:62,500.}{Deposit:: 1976 COMPILE CARPENTER, N.C. STATE, MINE}{Production:: PARDEE AND PARK, 1948}
Reporter	*gostino, John P., Mcdaniel, Ronald D., Klein, T.L.