Mine detail: Millis Hill Mine

Previously called 'Willis Hill Mine'

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Location

Lat / long:

35.99703, -79.82755

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold, Copper
Ore:	Bornite, Chalcocite, Covellite, Gold
Gangue:	Hematite, Limonite, Magnetite, Quartz, Siderite
Orebody form:	TABULAR
Discovery year:	1856

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Hydrothermal Vein
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1856

Geology

Host type:	Quartz Monzonite
Structure:	Shear Zones
Alteration processes:	Carbonate, Chlorite, Sericite

References

MRDS	K005071
DEP	10098195
Reference	{Deposit:: CARPENTER, P. A., III, 1976, METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA MINERAL RESOURCES SEC. BULL. 84, 166 P.}{Deposit:: PARDEE, J. T., AND PARK, C. F., JR., 1948, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 213, 156 P.}
Reporter	Mcdaniel, Ronald D., Klein, T.L.