| Lat / long: | 35.51316, -83.69906 |
| Primary: | Copper |
| Tertiary: | Zinc |
| Ore: | Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite |
| Discovery year: | 1900 |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Small |
| Development status: | Occurrence |
| Host rock: | Great Smoky Group, Precambrian; Graphitic Phyllitic Schist, Siltstone, Sandstone Or Quartzite. Espenshade (1963) Notes That The Schist And Phyllite Are Similar To The Anakeesta Formation, And The Sandstone Similar To The Thunderhead Sandstone |
| Host type: | Quartzite |
| Associated type: | Diorite |
| Structure: | Average Strike Of Strata N 65 Deg E., Dip 55 Deg Se Foliation Strikes N 70 Deg E And Dips 45 Deg Se. |
| Tectonic: | Blue Ridge |
| MRDS | K001694 |
| DEP | 10025758 |
| Reference | {Analytical Data:: ESPENSHADE, 1963}{Deposit:: ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1963, GEOLOGY OF SOME COPPER DEPOSITS IN NORTH CAROLINA, VIRGINIA, AND ALABAMA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1142-I, P. I1 - I50}{Deposit:: USGS COMPILE ESPENSHADE, G.H., USGS BULL. 1142-}{Production:: MONEYMAKER, B.C., TVA INTERNAL REPORT.} |
| Reporter | Hale, Robin C., Klein, T.L. |