| Lat / long: | 34.83205, -80.63674 |
| Primary: | Gold |
| Ore: | Gold, Pyrite |
| Gangue: | Andalusite, Pyrophyllite, Quartz, Sericite |
| Orebody form: | BROAD ZONE OF DISSEMINATED SULFIDES |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Deposit type: | Stratabound |
| Production size: | Small |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| First production started: | 1800 |
| Last production ended: | 1875 |
| Host rock: | Uwharrie Formation |
| Host type: | Tuff |
| Structure: | Ne-Plunging Small Open Folds Trending N 65 E; Plunging 5-10ne. |
| Alteration processes: | Roughly Concentric Silica-Aluminosilicate (Andalusite, Pyrophyllite, Muscovite) Followed Outward By Sericitic (Muscovite) And Then By Propylitic (Chlorite-Epidote-Calcite) |
| MRDS | K005241 |
| DEP | 10098203 |
| Reference | CARPENTER, P. A., 1976, METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 84, 166 P.; MCKEE, L.H., 1985, THE NESBIT GOLD MINE,IN FEISS, P.G.,ED., VOLCANIC-HOSTED GOLD AND HIGH-ALUMINA ROCKS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT: SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGIST FIELD TRIP, FALL 1985. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-CHAPEL HILL |
| Reporter | Mcdaniel, Ronald D., Klein, T.L. |