Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiarySilver, Copper, Selenium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlShear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Gold, Silver
GangueAnkerite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Schist,Mylonite · Somerville Granite;Metamorphosed Sedimentary Rocks;Diabase Dike
Associated rockDiorite,Diabase · Somerville Granite;Diabase Dike
StructureReg.Trends: Northeast-Southwest, Faulting(?)
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1825
Discovery year1825
Identification
Deposit ID10067562
MRDS IDW000345
Alternate namesDeep Run Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates38.50254, -77.66053
References
LUTTRELL, G W, 1966, BASE- AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 7, 167 P.THE FAUQUIER DEMOCRAT, AUG. 20, 1964, P. 1SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.PARK, C F, JR, 1936, PRELIMINARY REPORT ON GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE VIRGINIA PIEDMONT: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 44, 42 PCREDNER, H., 1868, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMER. JOUR. MNG., VOL. VI, P. 371.1825 DIREXPL MINE OPENED1933 DIREXPL FRANKLIN MINING AND MILLING CO FORMED BY INTERSTATE SERVICE CORP AND MR ANDREW A ZANGARA.1935 OTHER FRANKLIN MINING AND MILLING CO CLOSED MINE1964 DIREXPL BREWSTER HELM, UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO REOPENLUTTRELL REFERENCE