Mine detail: Unnamed Gold Prospect

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Location: Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.2907, -80.02648
dep_id: 60001754
mrds_id: W028480
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 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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