Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSchist · Chopawamsic Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1887
Discovery year1887
Identification
Deposit ID10079822
MRDS IDW030561
Alternate namesLeopold Mine, Stone Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.49448, -77.70609
References
SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.MCCASKEY, H.D., 1907, THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN STATES, IN U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, CALENDAR YEAR, 1906: P. 323-333.WATSON, T.L., 1907, MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VA, J.P. BELL CO., 618 P.LONSDALE, J.T., 1927, GEOLOGY OF GOLD-PYRITE BELT OF THE NORTHEASTERN PIEDMONT, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 30, 110 P.1887 DIREXPL LEOPOLD CO., DEVELOPED MINE1905 DIREXPL VA. MINING & DEVELOPMENT CO., PRODUCED GOLD1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES., LOCATED MINE