Virginia · Spotsylvania County
Past Producer

United States Mine

Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States
GoldZincLeadCopperTungstenVanadiumSulfur-Pyrite
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryZinc, Lead, Copper, Tungsten, Vanadium, Sulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENSES AND STRINGERS
Ore controlShear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Marcasite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Vanadinite, Wulfenite
GangueAnkerite, Chlorite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Amphibole Schist,Rhyolite · Fredricksburg Complex
Associated rockDiorite,Rhyolite · Fredricksburg Complex
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Columbia Syncline ; Reg.Trends: Northeast-Southwest.
Tectonic settingPiedmont
AlterationIn Some Areas The Diorite Is Altered To Saprolite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1835
Discovery year1835
Identification
Deposit ID10067635
MRDS IDW000430
Alternate namesWelford Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.35698, -77.62109
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.MAURY, M F, 1837, NOTICE OF THE GOLD VEINS OF THE UNITED STATES' MINE, NEAR FREDERICKSBURG, VA: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, V 32, NO 1, P 325-330PARDEE, J T AND PARK, C F, JR, 1948, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 213, 156 PSWEET, 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.LONSDALE, J.T., 1927, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD-PYRITE BELT OF THE NORTHEASTERN PIEDMONT, VIRGINIA: VGS BULL 30, 110 P.PARK, C.F., JR., 1936, PRELIMINARY REPORT ON GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE VIRGINIA PIEDMONT: VGS BULL 44, 42 P.WATSON, T.L., 1907, GOLD AND SILVER, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, J.P. BELL CO., P. 549-567.SILLIMAN, B., 1837, REMARKS ON THE GOLD MINES AND ON PARTS OF THE GOLD REGION OF VIRGINIA: AMER. JOUR. SCI. AND ARTS, VOL. 32, P. 98-130.1835 DIREXPL US MINING CO: CONDUCTED INITIAL DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION.1865 DIREXPL MILL ERECTED, SHAFT DEEPENED.1934 DIREXPL NORTH AMERICAN MINING CO: PROSPECTED WORKINGS, NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS.LUTTRELL REF.