Mine detail: California Mine

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Location: Moore County, North Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.41121, -79.61505
dep_id: 10095907
mrds_id: RE00509
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Unknown
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Gold
gangue: Pyrophyllite, Quartz, Sericite
orebody_fm: TABULAR
work_type: Underground
model: 154: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au
alteration: Silicic, Sericitic
Reporter: Klein, T.L.
hrock_type: Tuff
disc_yr: 1896
discr: Peter Shamberger
References:
  • POWERS, J., AND KLEIN, T.L. USGS, SITE VISI
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