Mine detail: Iola Mine

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Location: Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.30927, -79.77366
dep_id: 10102382
mrds_id: K005173
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Hydrothermal Vein
Production size: Medium ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Gold
gangue: Calcite, Chlorite, Pyrite, Sericite
orebody_fm: TABULAR
work_type: Underground
model: 273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
alteration: Chlorite, Carbonate, Sericite
ore_ctrl: Hydrothermal Quartz Veins
Reporter: Mcdaniel, Ronald D., Klein, T.L.
hrock_type: Tuff
Structure: Ne-Trending, Nw Dipping Foliation
Year first produced: 1901
yr_lst_prd: 1916
disc_yr: 1901
prod_yrs: 1901-1915
References:
  • 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.
  • Production:: PARDEE AND PARK, 1948, P. 83.
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