Virginia · Spotsylvania County
Past Producer

Whitehall Mine

Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States
GoldTelluriumLead
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryTellurium, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlIn Quartz Veins, Also In Slate And Schist
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Gold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSlate,Schist · Chopawamsic Formation;Quantico Slate
StructureColumbia Syncline , Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1848-1881
First production1848
Last production1884
Discovery year1806
Identification
Deposit ID10067654
MRDS IDW000452
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.23921, -77.73831
References
SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.SWEET, P. C., 1971, GOLD MINES AND PROSPECTS IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS VOL. 17, PP. 25-35, VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES.LUTTRELL, G. W., 1966, BASE- AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES REP. 7, 167 P.CLINE, J.H., WATSON, T.L., AND WRIGHT, F.J., 1921, A GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PYRITE-GOLD BELT IN LOUISA AND SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTIES, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1 P., SCALE 1:63,360.CREDNER, H., 1868, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMER. JOUR. MNG., VOL. VI, P. 371.WATSON, T.L., 1907, GOLD AND SILVER, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, J.P. BELL CO., P. 549-567.HOTCHKISS, J., 1881, GOLD-MINING IN VIRGINIA: THE VIRGINIAS, VOL. 2, P. 182.SILLIMAN, B., 1837, REMARKS ON THE GOLD MINES AND ON PARTS OF THE GOLD REGION OF VIRGINIA: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND ARTS, VOL. 32, P. 98-130.1848 DIREXPL WHITEHALL MINING CO.; TWO SHAFTS DEVELOPED IN INTERVALS UNTIL 1884.1974 RECON VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES; SITE INSPECTED BY SWEET, P. C.