Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formLINEAR, PINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlShear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueHematite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGreenstone · Aaron Formation (Middle Member)
Associated rockMeta-Basalt
StructureVirgilina Synclinorium, Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1903
Discovery year1903
Identification
Deposit ID10079779
MRDS IDW030513
Alternate namesGoldbank Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.59951, -78.74474
References
LANEY, F.B., 1917, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE VIRGILINA DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 14, 176 P.SWEET, P.C., 1971, GOLD MINES AND PROSPECTS IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V. 17, NO. 3, P. 25-33.SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.WATSON, T.L., 1907, GOLD AND SILVER IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION COMMISSION, P. 549-567.1903 DIREXPL MESSRS. H.C. CROWELL & W.T. HARRIS: BEGAN DEVELOPMENT.1905 DIREXPL VIRGILINA MINING CO.: OPERATED MINE.1941 DIREXPL RED BANK GOLD MINES, INC.: OPERATED MINE1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES. INSPECTED SITE.SWEET (1971), LANEY (1917)