Mine detail: Ritter Mine

Previously called 'McdonaldTeisson'

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Location

Lat / long:

35.46816, -79.51394

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Ore:	Gold, Pyrite
Gangue:	Quartz, Sericite

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1891

Geology

Host type:	Rhyolite
Alteration processes:	Sericitic, Silicic

References

MRDS	RE00548
DEP	10104195
Reference	{Deposit:: LUTTRELL, G.W., 1978, GOLD, BASE-METAL, AND RELATED DEPOSITS IN NORTH CAROLINA: USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT 78-152}{Deposit:: POWER, J., FIELD NOTES FROM USGS STUDY}
Reporter	Klein, T.L.