Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryZinc, Lead, Copper, Sulfur-Pyrite, Arsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENS
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite
GangueAnkerite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockSchist · Chopawamsic Formation
StructureNortheast-Southwest, Columbia Syncline To The East., Small Faults In The Mine Workings . Schistosity Of Schist Strikes N40dege And Dips 700 Eg Nw
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1850
Discovery year1865
Identification
Deposit ID10067625
MRDS IDW000419
Alternate namesRapidan Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.3606, -77.72442
References
PARDEE, J.T., AND PARK, C.F., 1948, U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 213, PP 57-59, PL 20.PARK, C F, JR, 1936, PRELIMINARY REPORT ON GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE VIRGINIA PIEDMONT: VIRGINIA GEOL SURV BULL 44, 42 PLONSDALE, J.T., 1927, VA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 30, P. 82.SWEET, P C, 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 PSWEET, P.C., 1971, GOLD MINES AND PROSPECTS IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, VOL. 17, NO. 3, P. 25-35.CREDNER, H., 1968, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMER. JOUR. MNG., VOL. VI, P. 371.SWEET, P.C., 1975, ROAD LOG TO SOME ABANDONED GOLD MINES OF THE GOLD-PYRITE BELT, NORTHEASTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, VOL. 21, NO. 1, P. 1-9.1800S DIREXPL DETAILS OF WORKINGS UNKNOWN1934 DIREXPL RAPIDAN GOLD CORP: SANK 2 SHAFTS, MINED, MILLED, AND SHIPPED GOLD ORE.1974 RECON VA DIV MIN RES: INSPECTED SITE.PARDEE AND PARK REFERENCE