Mine detail: Sechrist Prospect

Previously called 'Secrest'

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Location

Lat / long:

35.72398, -80.18979

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Tertiary:	Arsenic, Lead
Ore:	Galena, Gold, Pyrite
Gangue:	Quartz
Orebody form:	TABULAR

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Hydrothermal Vein
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1910

Geology

Host rock:	Cid Formation
Host type:	Argillite
Structure:	Gold Hill Fault Zone, Phyllonite Striking N 30 E Vertical Dip
Alteration processes:	Sericite

References

MRDS	K005061
DEP	10102380
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:: POGUE, J. E., CID MINING DISTRICT OF DAVIDSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOL. AND ECON. SURVEY BULL. 22, 140 P.}
Reporter	Mcdaniel, Ronald D., Klein, T.L.