Mine detail: Unnamed Gold Prospect

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Location: Davidson County, North Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.72179, -80.20009
dep_id: 60001787
mrds_id: W028602
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: NORTH-NORTHEAST SHEAR SYSTEM
dy_ba: >
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:: MINES AND PROSPECTS ON DENTON TOPO QUAD AT 1:62,500.
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