Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiarySilver, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Sulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formDISSEMINATED, IRREGULAR
Ore controlDisseminated In Quartzite And In Vein, Partially Associated With Sulfides.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite, Tennantite
GangueBarite, Biotite, Chlorite, Limonite, Magnetite, Muscovite, Quartz, Sericite
Other materialsPyrite
Geology
Host rockSlate,Quartzite,Mica Schist · Chopawamsic Formation
StructureArvonia Syncline, Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1853
Discovery year1840
Identification
Deposit ID10079433
MRDS IDW028971
Alternate namesEldridge Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.55145, -78.46417
References
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