Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist · Metamorphosed Sedimentary Rocks
StructureNe-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10067552
MRDS IDW000335
Alternate namesSugar Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.4706, -77.67526
References
LONSDALE, J T, 1927, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD-PYRITE BELT OF THE NORTHEASTERN PIEDMONT, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 30, 110 PSWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.SWEET, P.C., 1975, ROAD LOG TO SOME ABANDONED GOLD MINES OF THE GOLD-PYRITE BELT, NORTHEASTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES VIRGINIA MINERALS, VOL. 21, NO. 1, P. 1-9.BARRON, B.A., 1977, GOLD MINES OF FAUQUIER COUNTY, VIRGINIA: WARRENTON PRINTING AND PUBLISHING COMPANY, WARRENTON, VIRGINIA, 57 P.1974 RECON VA DIV MIN RES: LOCATED SIT