Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGravel,Schist
Associated rockDiabase
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Columbia Syncline
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1880
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10067652
MRDS IDW000451
Alternate namesGoodwin Mine, Pocahontas Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.13977, -77.80637
References
LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, VA. MIN. RES. REPORT 7, P. 54.SWEET, P C, 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.WATSON, T L, 1907, MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VA, J P BELL CO, 618 PTHE VIRGINIAS, 1881, GOLD-MINING IN VIRGINIA: V 2, NO 12, P 182.CLINE, J.H., WATSON, T.T., AND WRIGHT, F.J., 1921, A GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE GOLD-PYRITE BELT IN LOUISA AND SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTIES, VIRGINIA: VA. DIV. MIN. RES.1880 DIREXPL POCAHONTAS GOLD MNG CO: CONDUCTED PLACER MINING IN 1880'S.1881 DIREXPL GOODWIN MINING CO: SANK SHAFT1974 RECON VA DIV MIN RES: INSPECTED SITE.