Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryLead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Gold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockAlluvium · Little River Gneiss;Alluvium
StructureBlue Ridge Anticlinorium, Ne-Sw Trend, Fries Fault
Tectonic settingOrogen
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10079829
MRDS IDW030568
Alternate namesLuster Mcalexander Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.99007, -80.40451
References
SWEET, P.C. AND BELL, S.C., 1980, METALLIC MINERALIZATION IN THE BLUE RIDGE PROVINCE OF VIRGINIA, IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO VIRGINIA GEOLOGY - IV: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION 27, P. 39-52.SWEET, P.C., 1971, GOLD MINES AND PROSPECTS IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V. 17, P. 26-33.DIETRICH, R.V., 1959, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF FLOYD COUNTY OF THE BLUE RIDGE UPLAND, SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION SERIES, BULLETIN NO. 134, 160 P.SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.1880 DIREXPL1972 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES., PROSPECT LOCATED