Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiarySulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlShear Zones
Materials
GangueActinolite, Calcite, Chlorite, Epidote, Garnet, Hornblende, Magnetite, Oligoclase, Quartz, Zoisite
Geology
Host rockGreenstone · Chopawamsic Formation
Associated rockMeta-Basalt · Chopawamsic Formation
StructureHardware Anticline - Arvonia Syncline, Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1905
Discovery year1903
Identification
Deposit ID10079451
MRDS IDW028992
Alternate namesEldridge Mill Mine, Eldridge Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.61034, -78.4489
References
BROWN, W.R., 1969, GEOLOGY OF THE DILLWYN QUADRANGLE, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 10, 77 P.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. 9-14.TABER, S., 1913, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD BELT IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 7, 271 P.WATSON, T.L., 1907, MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VA., J.P. BELL CO., 618 P.1903 DIREXPL Q.Q. COPPER CO.: DROVE 18 M SHAFT1905 DIREXPL U.S. MINERAL CO.: DEEPENED SHAFT AND SHIPPED SOME ORE.1972 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: INSPECTED SITETABER (1913)