Mine detail: Meyer Shaft

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Location: Rowan County, North Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.5037, -80.34899
dep_id: 60001703
mrds_id: W014588
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: HYDROTHERMAL VEIN
Production size: Medium ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
model: 273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Structure: GOLD HILL FAULT
discr: Unknown
References:
  • Deposit:: NITZE, H.B.C., 1896, GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3, SHOWN ON MAP AT 1:15,625 PL. VI, NO MINE TEXT, TEXT 200 PG.
  • Deposit:: CARPENTER, III, P.A., 1976, METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA, N.C. DEPT. NAT. AND ECON. RES., MIN. RES. SECT., BULL. 84, MAP AT 1:31,000 PG. 126, MINE TEXT PG. 132, TEXT 166 PG.; MINE SITE IN GOLD HILL TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000
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