Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Geology
Host rockSchist · Chopawamsic Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1912
Discovery year1912
Identification
Deposit ID10079819
MRDS IDW030558
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.45004, -77.66637
References
SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.MCCASKEY, H.D., 1913, PRECIOUS AND SEMIPRECIOUS METALS IN THE EASTERN STATES IN 1912. (MINE PRODUCTION)., IN U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, CALENDAR YEAR, 1912, PART 1-METALS: P. 417-436.MCCASKEY, H.D., 1914, GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC IN THE EASTERN STATES IN 1913. (MINES REPORT)., IN U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, CALENDAR YEAR, 1913, PART 1-METALS: P. 173-196.1912 DIREXPL EMIGOLD GOLD MINE, PRODUCING1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES., MINE NOT LOCATED.MCCASKEY (1912, 1913).