Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSchist · Chopawamsic Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Columbia Syncline
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1861
Discovery year1861
Identification
Deposit ID10079799
MRDS IDW030535
Alternate namesCoalter's Mine, Coulter's Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.33337, -77.73414
References
SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P1974 RECON NA. DIV. MIN. RES.: INSPECTED SITE