Mine detail: Unnamed Gold Prospect

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Location: Davidson County, North Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.77199, -80.21729
dep_id: 60001774
mrds_id: W028517
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: HYDROTHERMAL VEIN
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Prospect
ore_ctrl: AURIFEROUS QUARTZ VEIN
Structure: NNE SHEAR SYSTEM
disc_yr: 1830
References:
  • Deposit:: POGUE, JOS. E., 1910, CID MINING DISTRICT OF DAVIDSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC SURVEY, BULL. NO. 22, TEXT 144 P., MINE AND PROSPECT TEXT P. 96 TO 130, SYMBOLS LOCATE MINES AND PROSPECTS ON GEOLOGIC MAP AT 1:48,000.
  • Deposit:: PROSPECT ON LEXINGTON EAST TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000.
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