Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Geology
Host rockMafic Intrusive Rock,Gravel,Schist · Arvonia Formation;Alluvium
StructureColumbia Syncline , Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1830
Discovery year1829
Identification
Deposit ID10079851
MRDS IDW030595
Alternate namesBusbee Mine, Groom Property
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.85116, -78.07915
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: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULLETIN 7, 271 P.CREDNER, H., REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MINING, 1869, VOL. 7, P. 27HAMMETT, A.B.J., 1966, THE HISTORY OF GOLD, KERRVILLE, TEXAS, BRASWELL PRINTING CO., 107 P.1836 DIREXPL OPERATED BY RICHMOND MINING CO183? DIREXPL FISHERS AND D.W.K BOWLES, ERECTED MILL1974 RECON LOCATED SITESILLIMAN (1837) AS REF. IN TABER (1913) , CREDNER (1869)