Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiarySilver, Sulfur-Pyrite, Iron, Pig Iron, Lead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model91: Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits)
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPOD/LENS
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Goethite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
GangueDolomite, Muscovite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist · Lynchburg Group, Ashe Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Blue Ridge Anticlinorium Fries Overthrust, 3 Phases Of Deformation Produced F1-F2 Ages Of Deformation Correlative With Paleozoic Orogenies?
Tectonic settingOrogen
AlterationLow Grade Regional Metamorphism (Almandine Garnet Zone)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1855
Discovery year1861
Identification
Deposit ID10079979
MRDS IDW030850
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.79396, -80.76897
References
CURREY, R.O., 1859, A GEOLOGICAL VISIT TO THE VIRGINIA COPPER REGION: KNOXVILLE, TENN., BECKETT, HAWS AND CO.; REPRINTED IN PART UNDER COPPER AND IRON REGION OF THE FLOYD-CARROLL-GRAYSON PLATEAU OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN VIRGINIA, ETC.: THE VIRGINIAS, 1880, V. 1, P. 62-64, 69-71, 74-77, 80-81, 95.FONTAINE, W.M., 1883-84, NOTES ON THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE FLOYD, VA., PLATEAU: THE VIRGINIAS, V. 4, P. 167, 178-180, 185-192; V. 5, P. 8-12.STOSE, A.J., AND STOSE, G.W., 1957, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE GOSSAN LEAD DISTRICT AND ADJACENT AREAS IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 72, 233 P.WRIGHT, R.J., AND RAMAN, R.D., 1948, THE GOSSAN LEAD, CARROLL COUNTY, VIRGINIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT, 21 P.CONLEY, J.F., 1985, GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA PIEDMONT: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION 59, 33P.1855 DIREXPL DALTON MINING CO.: OPENED MINE.1939 DIREXPL C.H. THOMPSON: DROVE SHAFTS AND DUG PITS.1939 GEOLMAP VA. GEOL. SURV.: BULL. 72.1948 RECON R.J. WRIGHT & N.D. RAMAN: OPEN-FILE REPORT.