Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGravel,Schist · Alluvium;Quantico Slate
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Columbia Syncline, Foliation Of Schist Strikes N 40 Deg E And Dips 60 Deg Se (Lonsdale, 1927)
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsPRE 1894
First production1860
Identification
Deposit ID10067634
MRDS IDW000431
Alternate namesHorse Pin Mine, Hospen Mine, Rattlesnake Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.36143, -77.58442
References
LONSDALE, J.T., 1927, VA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 30, P. 84-85.LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, VA. MIN. RES. REPORT 7, P. 66SWEET, P C, 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 PCREDNER, H., 1868, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMER. JOUR? MNG., VOL. VI, P. 393.WATSON, T.L., 1907, GOLD AND SILVER, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, J.P. BELL CO., P. 549-567.1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES. INSPECTED SITEDIREXPL MINE DEVELOPED PRIOR TO AND AFTER CIVIL WAR, ABANDONED 1894