Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiarySulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR, LINEAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGravel,Schist · Arvonia Formation;Alluvium
StructureColumbia Syncline , Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1861
Discovery year1861
Identification
Deposit ID10079863
MRDS IDW030610
Alternate namesRobert Hughes Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.81783, -78.09249
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., 1869, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMER. JOUR. MNG., VOL. VII, P. 27.1974 RECON VA. DIV. OF MIN. RES., LOCATED MINEDIREXPL PLACER AND VEIN MINING PRIOR TO 1861TABER (1913)