Gold Deposits of the Carolina Slate Belt, Southeastern United States: Age and Origin of the Major Gold Producers

Gold- and iron sulfide-bearing deposits of the southeastern United States have distinctive mineralogical and geochemical features that provide a basis for constructing models of ore genesis for exploration and assessment of gold resources. The largest (historic) deposits, in approximate million ounces of gold (Moz Au), include those in the Haile ( 4.2 Moz Au), Ridgeway ( 1.5 Moz Au), Brewer ( 0.25 Moz Au), and Barite Hill (0.6 Moz Au) mines. Host rocks are Late Proterozoic to early Paleozoic ( 553 million years old) metaigneous and metasedimentary rocks of the Carolina Slate Belt that share a geologic affinity with the classic Avalonian tectonic zone.

Author: U. S. Department of the Interior
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 03/04/2014
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.22lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.07d
ISBN: 9781496059093

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