Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiarySulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlIn A Bed Of Quartzite.
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite
GangueQuartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockSchist · Chopawamsic Formation
StructureArvonia Syncline, Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1881
Discovery year1865
Identification
Deposit ID10079429
MRDS IDW028966
Alternate namesStaples Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.56173, -78.45917
References
TABER, S., 1913, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD BELT IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 7, 271 P.SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.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.CREDNER, H., 1869, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMER. JOUR. MNG., VOL. VII, P. 72.HAMMETT, A.B.J., 1966, THE HISTORY OF GOLD: KERRVILLE, TEXAS, BRASWELL PRINTING CO., 107 P.1881 DIREXPL BURNETT MINING AND MILLING CO.- SUNK SHAFT AND TUNNEL, MINEDDIREXPL ? - DUG SHAFT, MINED?1974 RECON VA. DIV. OF MIN. RES.- SITE INSPECTED