Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlIn Quartz Veins
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Fork Mountain Formation
StructureBowens Creek Fault, Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1955
Identification
Deposit ID10079800
MRDS IDW030536
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.72563, -80.14478
References
SWEET, P.C., 1971, GOLD MINES AND PROSPECTS IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS V. 17, NO. 3, P. 26-35.SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.1963 RECON VIRGINIA DIV. OF MIENRAL RESOURCES; SITE INSPECTED.1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: SITE INSPECTEDDIREXPL NO GOLD PRODUCTION REPORTED.