Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLINEAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGravel,Schist · Alluvium;Chopawamsic Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Columbia Syncline
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1867
Discovery year1867
Identification
Deposit ID10079438
MRDS IDW028977
Alternate namesStajar's Mine, Stairs Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.14227, -77.80609
References
MORRILL, P., 1972, VIRGINIA MINES AND MINERALS, PART 3: ROCKS AND MINERALS, V. 47, NO. 9, P. 515-23.SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VDMR PUB 19, 77 P.1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: INSPECTED SIT