Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiarySulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLINEAR, LENS
Ore controlIn Quartz Veins Which Occur Within Quartzite Beds Or In Schist Near The Quartzite Beds.
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite
GangueFeldspar, Garnet, Hematite, Magnetite, Quartz, Sericite, Zircon
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Schist,Granite · Arvonia Formation
Associated rockGranite
StructureColumbia Syncline , Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1861
Discovery year1861
Identification
Deposit ID10079850
MRDS IDW030594
Alternate namesBoles Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.84672, -78.09749
References
TABER, S., 1913, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD BELT IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULLETIN 7, 271 P.WATSON, T.L., 1907, MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, J.P. BELL CO., 618 P.SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 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. VII, P. 26.1974 RECON VA. DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES; MINE INSPECTEDDIREXPL SHAFT SUNK, SEVERAL PITS DUGCREDNER (1869)