Mine detail: Boylston Mine

Previously called 'Boilston'

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Location

Lat / long:

35.35289, -82.62653

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Tertiary:	Lead, Copper
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite
Gangue:	Quartz
Orebody form:	TABULAR
Discovery year:	1885

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Hydrothermal Vein
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1886
Last production ended:	1894

Geology

Host rock:	Ocoee Supergoup
Host type:	Hornblendite
Associated type:	Granite
Structure:	Foliation N 20-30 E Dipping 35-60 Degrees, Crenulated
Tectonic:	Blue Ridge Province

References

MRDS	RE00703
DEP	10099356
Reference	{Analytical Data:: NITZE AND HANNA, 1896}{Deposit:: NITZE, H.B.C., AND HANNA, G.B., 1896, GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN NO.3. P 181-191}{Production:: CALCULATED FROM INFORMATION GIVEN BY NITZE AND HANNA AT $20.67/OZ AU AND $1.29/OZ AG.}{Reserve-Resource:: CALCULATED FROM DATA GIVEN BY NITZE AND HANNA, 1896}{Reserve-Resource:: CALCULATED FROM DATA OF NITZE AND HANNA, 1896}
Reporter	Klein, T.L.