| Lat / long: | 36.33758, -81.67761 |
| Primary: | Copper |
| Tertiary: | Barium-Barite, Zinc, Gold |
| Ore: | Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite |
| Gangue: | Actinolite, Albite, Barite, Calcite, Epidote, Garnet, Hornblende |
| Orebody form: | LENSES |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Small |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| First production started: | 1875 |
| Last production ended: | 1880 |
| Host rock: | Ashe Formation |
| Host type: | Amphibolite |
| Associated rock: | Ashe Formation |
| Associated type: | Gneiss |
| Tectonic: | Blue Ridge Province |
| Alteration processes: | Calcic, Silic, Fe-Mg Enrichment |
| MRDS | W101264 |
| DEP | 10084195 |
| Reference | KINKEL, A.R., JR., 1967, THE ORE KNOB COPPER DEPOSIT NORTH CAROLINA, AND OTHER MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSITS OF THE APPALACHIANS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 558; LUTTRELL, G.W., 1978, GOLD, BASE-METAL, AND RELATED DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 78-152, P. 144 |
| Reporter | Whitlow, S., Klein, T.L. |