Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlQuartz Veins
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGravel · Arvonia Formation;Alluvium
StructureColumbia Syncline , Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1861
Discovery year1861
Identification
Deposit ID10079859
MRDS IDW030604
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.81561, -78.11388
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.GOOD, R.S., FORDHAM, O.M., JR., AND HALLADAY, C.R., 1977, GEOCHEMICAL RECONNAISSANCE FOR GOLD IN THE CALEDONIA AND PENDLETON QUADRANGLES IN THE PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V. 23, NO. 2, P. 13-22.1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES., MINE LOCATEDDIREXPL ADDITIONAL VEIN MINING AND MILL ERECTION POST CIVIL WARDIREXPL PLACER AND VEIN MINING PRIOR TO CIVIL WAR