Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENS
Ore controlShear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Malachite
GangueCalcite, Epidote, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGreenstone · Aaron Formation (Middle Member)
Associated rockMeta-Basalt · Aaron Formation (Middle Member)
StructureVirgilina Synclinorium, Ne-Sw Trend, Schistosity Strikes N. 30 E And Dips 70-80 Deg. Se.
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1700
Identification
Deposit ID10079998
MRDS IDW030873
Alternate namesBarnes Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.74813, -78.68363
References
LANEY, F.B., 1917, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE VIRGILINA DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 14, 176 P.SWEET, P.C., 1976, ABANDONED COPPER MINES AND PROSPECTS IN THE VIRGILINA DISTRICT, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V. 22, NO. 3, P. 25-34.1700 DIREXPL REPORTEDLY COPPER WAS EXTRACTED IN PERIOD 1700-17501881 DIREXPL SMALL AMOUNT OF PROSPECTING1898 DIREXPL WORKINGS CLEANED OUT AND MORE PROSPECTING DONE.LANEY (1917)