Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiarySulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR, POD/LENS
Ore controlShear Zones Or Jointing
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Copper, Cuprite, Malachite, Pyrite
GangueCalcite, Epidote, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMeta-Basalt · Catoctin Formation;Swift Run Formation
Associated rockMeta-Basalt · Catoctin Formation
StructureBlue Ridge Anticlinorium, Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingOrogen
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1914
Discovery year1914
Identification
Deposit ID10080021
MRDS IDW030902
Alternate namesBootens Gap Mine, Tunnel Tract Mine, Piedmont Copper Co. Mine.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.3906, -78.44166
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., 1963, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GREENE AND MADISON COUNTIES: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 78, 102 P.1978 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES, LOCATED EXCAVATIONS.DIREXPL PIEDMONT COPPER CO., SOME MINING (?).