| Lat / long: | 35.74259, -79.81227 |
| Primary: | Gold, Copper |
| Secondary: | Zinc |
| Tertiary: | Lead |
| Ore: | Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite |
| Gangue: | Actinolite, Chlorite, Epidote, Sericite |
| Orebody form: | TABULAR |
| Discovery year: | 1882 |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Deposit type: | Hydrothermal Vein |
| Production size: | Small |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| Production years: | 1899-1915 |
| First production started: | 1882 |
| Last production ended: | 1915 |
| Host rock: | Uwharrie Formation |
| Host type: | Basalt |
| Associated rock: | Uwharrie Formation |
| Associated type: | Rhyolite |
| Structure: | Bedding Stikes N 45 E And Dips 20-25 Deg West. Three Discrete Parallel Veins Trend Due North And Dip 85 Deg West. |
| Alteration processes: | Sericitization, Chloritization, Mg-Alteration (Mg-Amphibole?), Silicification |
| MRDS | K005184 |
| DEP | 10026508 |
| Reference | {Analytical Data:: BROWN, C.B. UNPUBLISHED FIELD NOTES}{Deposit:: CARPENTER, P. A., III, 1976, METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA MINERAL RESOURCES SEC. BULL. 84, 166 P.}{Deposit:: PARDEE, J. T., AND PARK, C. F., JR., 1948, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 213, 156 P.; KLINE, M.H. AND DOSH, H.G., 1949, INVESTIGATIONS OF THE SCARLETT COPPER MINE, RANDOLPH, COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA: US BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 4492.}{Deposit:: KLINE, M.H., AND DOSH, H.G., 1949, INVESTIGATION OF THE SCARLETT COPPER MINE, RANDOLPH COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 4492, 6 P.}{Deposit:: 1948 DIREXPL U.S. BUREAU OF MINES.}{Production:: PARDEE AND PARK, 1948.} |
| Reporter | Mcdaniel, Ronald D., Klein, T.L. |