Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryCopper, Sulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR (PLACER)
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Schist
Associated rockDiorite · Ellisville Granodiorite
StructureNe-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1900
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10079792
MRDS IDW030528
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.28004, -77.86164
References
SWEET, P.C., 1975, ROAD LOG TO SOME ABANDONED GOLD MINES OF THE GOLD-PYRITE BELT, NORTHEASTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V. 21, NO. 1, P. 1-9SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.WATSON, T.L., 1907, MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VA., J.P. BELL CO., 618 P.LONSDALE, J.T., 1927, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD-PYRITE BELT OF THE NORTHEASTERN PIEDMONT, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULLETIN 30, 110 P.1957 DIREXPL LUCKY HUNDRED MINERAL AND MINING CORP: PLACER EXPLORATION.1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: INSPECTED SITE.DIREXPL GOLD RUN MINING CO.: SANK SHAFT (PRIOR TO 1906)