Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Geology
Host rockSchist · Chopawamsic Formation
StructureColumbia Syncline , Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1921
Discovery year1921
Identification
Deposit ID10079791
MRDS IDW030526
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.96672, -77.93304
References
LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, BASE-AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 7, 167 P.SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.DUNLOP, J.P., 1924, GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC IN THE EASTERN STATES. (MINES REPORT.) IN U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1921, PART 1 - METALS, P. 7 - 13.1921 DIREXPL BEGAN DEVELOPMENT AND MINING.1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: UNABLE TO LOCATE MINE.DUNLOP (1924)