Mine detail: Unnamed Gold Mine

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Location: Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.3709, -80.04588
dep_id: 60001781
mrds_id: W028524
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: HYDROTHERMAL VEIN
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore_ctrl: QUARTZ VEINS
Structure: SHEAR ZONE, NE-SHEAR SYSTEM
Year first produced: 1900
disc_yr: 1900
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 TEXT P. 18, GEOLOGIC MAP AT 1:48,000.
  • Deposit:: MINE IN ALBEMARLE TOPO QUAD AT 1:62,500.
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