Description
Powhatan Mining Co.
Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGravel · Alluvium;Arvonia Formation
StructureColumbia Syncline , Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1935
Discovery year1935
Identification
Deposit ID10079871
MRDS IDW030618
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.77922, -78.12694
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.1935 DIREXPL POWHATAN MINING CO., MINED PLACER GOLD.1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: LOCATED MINE.U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1936, 1941, 1942, 1943, MINERAL YEARBOOK, REVIEW OF YEARS: 1935, 1940, 1941, 1942