Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENS/STRINGERS, IRREGULAR
Ore controlShear Zones, Joint System
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Malachite
GangueActinolite, Chalcedony, Chlorite, Olivine, Pyroxene, Quartz, Talc, Tremolite
Geology
Host rockPeridotite · Metaperidotite Dike;Lynchburg Formation
Associated rockPeridotite · Metaperidotite Dike
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Blue Ridge Anticlinorium, Espenshade (1954) Mapped A Major Reverse Fault To The East Between Lynchburg And Candler Formations., High Angle Faulting (?)
Tectonic settingPiedmont
AlterationPeridotite Altered To Soapstone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1775
Discovery year1775
Identification
Deposit ID10079969
MRDS IDW030838
Alternate namesPiedmont Copper Mines, Folley Mine, Buffalo Ridge Prospects
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.56145, -78.96835
References
ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1954, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE JAMES RIVER-ROANOKE RIVER MANGANESE DISTRICT, VIRGINIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1008, 155 P.FURCRON, A.S., 1935, JAMES RIVER IRON AND MARBLE BELT, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 39, 121 P.LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, BASE-AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 7, 167 P.THE VIRGINIAS, 1880, COPPER: V. 1, NO. 12, P. 193.1765 DIREXPL COL. CHISWELL: MINED DEPOSITS1875 DIREXPL THOMAS DUNLAP: MINED DEPOSITS1925 GEOLMAP VA. GEOL. SURV: AREA MAPPED1940 GEOLMAP G.H. ESPENSHADE: BULLETIN 1008.THE VIRGINIAS (1880)