Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Ore controlShear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGreenstone · Aaron Formation (Middle Member)
Associated rockMeta-Basalt · Aaron Formation (Middle Member)
StructureVirgilina Synclinorium, Schistosity Strikes Approximately Northeast And A Dip Of 80 Deg Se.
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1916
Discovery year1906
Identification
Deposit ID10080002
MRDS IDW030877
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.01896, -78.50056
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.POOLE, J.L., 1974, NOTES ON SOME ABANDONED COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC MINES IN THE PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V. 20, NO. 2, P. 10-14.SWEET, P.C., 1976, ABANDONED COPPER MINES AND PROSPECTS IN THE VIRGILINA DISTRICT, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V. 22, NO. 3, P. 25-34.1916 DIREXPL THREE SHAFTS SUNK; ORE SHIPPED TO SMELTER IN WEST NORFOLK.1976 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: INSPECTED SITEDIREXPL A SHAFT AND SEVERAL PITS SUNK, BUT WORK ABANDONED BY JULY 1906.LANEY (1917)