Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiarySulfur-Pyrite, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
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 production1879
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10079794
MRDS IDW030530
Alternate namesChicago-Virginia Tract
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.2781, -77.86498
References
LONSDALE, J.T., 1927, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD-PYRITE BELT OF THE NORTHEASTERN PIEDMONT, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 30, 110 P.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. 1-9.SWEET, 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.1879 DIREXPL CHICAGO-VIRGINIA GOLD MINING CO.: OPERATED UNTIL 18811881 DIREXPL AMERICAN GOLD MINING CO.: OPERATED UNTIL 18831907 DIREXPL PIEDMONT MINING & METALLURGICAL CO.: BOUGHT THIS TRACT ALONG WITH DICKEY AND GRASTY TRACTS, OPERATED UNTIL 1910.SWEET (1975), WATSON (1907)