Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiaryZinc, Lead, Iron, Iron, Pig Iron, Arsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model91: Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits)
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPOD/LENS
Ore controlLenticular Troughs
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cubanite, Cuprite, Galena, Goethite, Malachite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
GangueMuscovite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist,Gneiss · Lynchburg Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Blue Ridge Anticlinorium, Fries Overthrust, Gossan Lead Overthrust, Main Sulfide Zone Strikes N. 45 Deg. E. And Dips 30-60 Deg. Se.
Tectonic settingOrogen
AlterationRegional Metamorphism
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1855
Discovery year1861
Identification
Deposit ID10079996
MRDS IDW030871
Alternate namesWolf Pit Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.7984, -80.79369
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.WATSON, T.L., 1907, MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VA., J.P. BELL CO., 618 P.WEED, W.H., 1911, COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE APPALACHIAN STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 455, 166 P.WRIGHT, R.J., AND RAMAN, R.D., 1948, THE GOSSAN LEAD, CARROLL COUNTY, VIRGINIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT, 21 P.1911 RECON W.H. WEED: BULL. 455.1935 RECON C.S. ROSS: PROF. PAPER 179.1939 GEOLMAP VA. GEOL. SURV.: BULL 72.DIREXPL TENN. & VA. MINING CO.: OPENED MINE1948 RECON R.J. WRIGHT & N.D. RAMAN: OPEN-FILE REPORT.WEED (1911)