Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlShear Zones
Geology
Host rockSchist · Arvonia Formation
StructureColumbia Syncline , Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1861
Discovery year1861
Identification
Deposit ID10079865
MRDS IDW030613
Alternate namesCaswell's Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.85616, -78.07165
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.MORRILL, P. 1972, VIRGINIA MINES AND MINERALS, PT 4: ROCKS AND MINERALS, V. 47, NO. 10, P. 587-596TABER, S., 1913, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD BELT IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 7, 271 P.1911 DIREXPL ATTEMPT MADE TO REOPEN A SHAFTDIREXPL MINED AND MILL ERECTED PRIOR TO CIVIL WAR1933 DIREXPL TRENCHING WORK STARTED; DISCLOSED VEIN