Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Iron
TertiarySulfur-Pyrite, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model184: Massive sulfide, kuroko
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formTABULAR, LENTICULAR
Ore controlIn Schist As Tabular Or Lenticular Zones, Also Disseminated.
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Goethite, Gold, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Silver, Sphalerite
GangueChlorite, Gahnite, Garnet, Hornblende, Muscovite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockHornblendite · Chopawamsic Formation;Hatcher Complex;Arvonia Formation
StructureArvonia Syncline, Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1775
Discovery year1775
Identification
Deposit ID10079432
MRDS IDW028969
Alternate namesStaples Mine Also Name of Burnett Mine.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.69338, -78.30111
References
POOLE, J.L., 1974, NOTES ON SOME ABANDONED COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC MINES IN THE PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS V. 20 NO. 2 P. 9-16.TABER, S, 1913, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD BELT IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 7, 271 P.BROWN, W.R., 1969, GEOLOGY OF THE DILLWYN QUADRANGLE, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 10, 77 P.BARNES, R.C., 1963, GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF SULFIDE DEPOSITS NEAR NEW CANTON, VIRGINIA: UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA UNPUBLISHED M.S. THESIS.1890 DIREXPL MR. STAPLES; SUNK 23.8 M SHAFT AND SHIPPED 780 TONS OF ORE.1903 DIREXPL JOHNSON MINING CO.: PURCHASED THE MINE. BEGAN EXTENSIVE EXCAVATIONS; SHAFT WAS DEEPENED TO 84.7 M, AN ADIT WAS DRIVEN FROM BEAR GARDEN CREEK SW TO CONNECT WITH THE SHAFT, AND 3 LEVELS OF WORKINGS WERE DEVELOPED.1956 GEOPHYS R.F. BEERS, INC.: CONDUCTED GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY UNDER CONTRACT WITH DEFENSE MINERALS EXPLORATION ADMINISTRATION.TABER (1913), BARNES (1963).