Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Geology
Host rockGravel · Alluvium;Arvonia Formation
StructureColumbia Syncline , Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1861
Discovery year1861
Identification
Deposit ID10079849
MRDS IDW030593
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.81144, -78.09027
References
SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.TABER, S., 1913, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD BELT IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 7, 271 P.BROWN, C.B., 1937, OUTLINE OF THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GOOCHLAND COUNTY, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 48, 68 P.1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES: MINE LOCATEDDIREXPL OPEDERATED AS PLACER PROBABLY PRIOR TO CIVIL WAR