Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockMafic Intrusive Rock,Schist · Chopawamsic Formation
StructureArvonia Syncline, Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1865
Discovery year1865
Identification
Deposit ID10079446
MRDS IDW028985
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.44089, -78.62029
References
SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.CAMPBELL, J.L., 1882, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY, VIRGINIA: NEW YORK, G.P. PUTNAM'S SONS, 119P.WATSON, T.L., 1907, GOLD AND SILVER, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, J.P. BELL CO., P. 549-567.1881 DIREXPL DEVELOPING, RESULTS UNKNOWN1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES., LOCATED MINE