Commodities
PrimaryIron, Pig Iron
SecondaryIron
TertiaryZinc, Lead, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model91: Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits)
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPOD/LENS
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
GangueActinolite, Biotite, Calcite, Chlorite, Graphite, Ilmenite, Muscovite, Quartz, Rutile, Tremolite
Geology
Host rockPhyllite,Schist,Gneiss · Lynchburg Formation
StructureBlue Ridge Anticlinorium, Gossan Lead Overthrust, Fries Overthrust, Ne-Sw Trend, Main Sulfide Zone Strikes N 45 Deg E And Dips 30-60 Se.
Tectonic settingOrogen
Alteration(Almandine)-Medium Grade Regional Metamorphism Has Converted Pyritic Mass To Pyrrhotite During Acadian(?) Orogeny.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1925
Discovery year1789
Identification
Deposit ID10076212
MRDS IDW023155
Alternate namesChestnut Yard Mine, Monarat Mines
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.71536, -80.92203
References
HENRY, D K, CRAIG, J R, AND GILBERT, M C, 1979, ORE MINERALOGY OF THE GREAT GOSSAN LEAD, VIRGINIA: ECON GEOL V 74, NO 3, P 645-656.GENERAL CHEMICAL DIVISION, 1962, BRIEF OUTLINE OF GOSSAN MINE OPERATIONS, GENERAL CHEMICAL DIVISION, ALLIED CHEMICAL CORPORATION: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, OPEN-FILE REPORT, 11 PPOOLE, J L, 1973, IRON SULFIDE MINES IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V 19, NO 3, P 29-33.STOSE, A J, AND STOSE, G W, 1957, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE GOSSAN LEAD DISTRICT AND ADJACENT AREAS IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, BULLETIN 72, 233 PWRIGHT, R.J., AND RAMAN, N.D., 1948, THE GOSSAN LEAD, CARROLL COUNTY, VIRGINIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT, 19 P.1925 DIREXPL PUL ASKI MINING CO: BEGAN UNDERGROUND MINING1935 OTHER C S ROSS: PROF PAPER 179.1948 OTHER R J WRIGHT AND N D RAMAN: OPEN FILE REPORT.1962 OTHER GENERAL CHEMICAL DIV: CEASED MINING1974 RECON VA DIV MIN RES: INSPECTED SITEPOOLE (1973)