Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlShear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Covellite, Gold, Malachite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGreenstone · Aaron Formation (Middle Member);Virgilina G
Associated rockMeta-Basalt · Aaron Formation (Middle Member)
StructureVirgilina Synclinoriom
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1915
Identification
Deposit ID10080000
MRDS IDW030875
Alternate namesDaniel's Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.99424, -78.54334
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.DIREXPL TWO PROSPECT PITS OR SHALLOW SHAFTS SUNK1976 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: INSPECTED SITELANEY (1917)