Mine detail: Unnamed Gold Prospect

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Location: Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.3007, -80.05308
dep_id: 60001753
mrds_id: W028479
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: RESIDUAL, HYDROTHERMAL VEIN
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Prospect
conc_proc: PROBABLY WEATHERING
ore_ctrl: PROBABLY IN SITU WEATHERING OF AURIFEROUS BEDROCK ZONE
Structure: NE SHEAR SYSTEM
disc_yr: 1890
References:
  • Deposit:: CONLEY, JAMES F., 1962 , GEOLOGY OF THE ALBEMARLE QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA DEPT OF CONSERV. AND DEVEL., DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES, BULL. 75, TEXT 26 P., MINE SYMBOLS SHOWN ON GEOLOGIC MAP AT 1:48,000.
  • Deposit:: PROSPECT IN ALBEMARLE TOPO QUAD AT 1:62,500.
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