Description
Virginia Consolidated Copper Co. (?)
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlJoints
Materials
Ore mineralsCopper, Malachite
GangueChlorite, Epidote, Feldspar, Jasper, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMeta-Basalt · Catoctin Formation
Associated rockMeta-Basalt · Catoctin Formation
StructureBlue Ridge Anticlinorium, Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingOrogen
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1902
Last production1904
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10079987
MRDS IDW030860
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.60337, -78.42611
References
SWEET, P.C., AND BELL, S.C., 1980, METALLIC MINERALIZATION IN THE BLUE RIDGE PROVINCE OF VIRGINIA: VA. DIV. MIN. RES. PUBLICATION 27, P. 39-52.WEED, W.H., 1911, COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE APPALACHIAN STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 455, 166 P.ALLEN, R.M., JR., 1967, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF PAGE COUNTY: VA. DIV. MIN. RES. BULL. 81, 78 P.WATSON, T.L., 1907, MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, J.P. BELL CO., 618 P.1905 DIREXPL VIRGINIA CONSOLIDATED COPPER COMPANY EXTENSIVELY DEVELOPED THE MINE.1973 RECON VA. DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES; SITE INSPECTED.