Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryCopper, Silver, Sulfur-Pyrite, Tellurium, Bismuth
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLINEAR, LENS, IRREGULAR
Ore controlShear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Sylvanite, Tetradymite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSchist,Gneiss · Arvonia Formation
StructureColumbia Syncline , Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1869
Discovery year1869
Identification
Deposit ID10079875
MRDS IDW030623
Alternate namesGilmer Mine, Gilmore Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.82338, -78.0886
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, BULLETIN48, 68 P.TABER, S., 1913, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD BELT IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 7, 271 P.HAMMETT, A.B.J., 1966, THE HISTORY OF GOLD: KERRVILLE, TEXAS, BRASWELL PRINTING CO., 107 P.1869 DIREXPL MR. ALDRICH: MINOR MILLING OF ORE.1909 DIREXPL YOUNG AMERICAN CO: EXPANDED DEVELOPMENTS.1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: LOCATED SITETABER (1913)