Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiarySulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR, LINEAR
Ore controlVeins, Alluvium
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSchist,Gneiss,Alluvium · Arvonia Formation;Alluvium
StructureColumbia Syncline , Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1832
Discovery year1832
Identification
Deposit ID10079847
MRDS IDW030590
Alternate namesBelzora Mine, Belzow Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.81311, -78.08971
References
SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.BROWN, C.B., 1937, OUTLINE OF THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GOOCHLAND COUNTY, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 48, 68 P.TABER, S., 1913, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD BELT IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULLETIN 7, 271 P.HAMMETT, A.B.J., 1966, THE HISTORY OF GOLD: KERRVILLE, TEXAS, BRASWELL PRINTING CO., 107 P.CREDNER, H., 1869, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMER. JOUR. MNG., VOL. VI, P. 393.1832 DIREXPL PLACER MINING1849 DIREXPL MR. GEO. FISHER, DEVELOPED PRODUCTIVE MINE1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES, MINE RE-LOCATED.TABER (1913)