Commodities
PrimaryIron
SecondaryZinc, Copper, Lead
TertiarySulfur-Pyrite, Gold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model184: Massive sulfide, kuroko
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formPOD/LENS
Ore controlIn Lenticular And Planar Zones And Also Disseminated In The Schist.
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Limonite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Silver, Sphalerite
GangueBiotite, Chlorite, Gahnite, Garnet, Magnetite, Plagioclase, Quartz
Geology
Host rockPhyllite,Schist · Chopawamsic Formation;Arvonia Formation;Hatcher Complex
StructureArvonia Syncline, Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1906
Discovery year1770
Identification
Deposit ID10079436
MRDS IDW028973
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.69588, -78.29833
References
BARNES, R.C., 1962, A GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATION OF SULFIDE DEPOSITS NEAR NEW CANTON, VIRGINIA (ABS.): VIRGINIA JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, V. 13, NO. 4, P. 277.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1963, GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATION OF SULFIDE DEPOSITS NEAR NEW CANTON, VIRGINIA: UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA UNPUBLISHED M.S. THESIS.POOLE, J.L., 1974, NOTES ON SOME ABANDONED COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC MINES IN THE PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES VIRGINIA MINERALS, VOL. 20 NO. 2, P. 9-14.1895 DIREXPL J.P. MCKENNA: BEGAN EXPLORATION.1906 DIREXPL VIRGINIA COPPER CO.: SUNK SHAFT, APPARENTLY UNPRODUCTIVE, AND WORK STOPPED IN 1907.1956 DIREXPL R.F. BEERS, INC.: GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY AND DIAMOND DRILLING CONDUCTED.