Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENS
Ore controlShear Zones (Veins In Area Strike N 5-10 Deg E.)
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Malachite
GangueEpidote, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGreenstone · Aaron Formation (Middle Member)
Associated rockMeta-Basalt
StructureVirgilina Synclinorium, Prevailing Schistosity Strikes N 10-20 Deg E And Dips 70-80 Deg E.
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1906
Identification
Deposit ID10080023
MRDS IDW030904
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.55897, -78.7678
References
SRC.REF: WEED (1911)SWEET, P.C., 1976, ABANDONED COPPER MINES AND PROSPECTS IN THE VIRGILINA DISTRICT, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V. 22, NO. 3, P. 25-34.WEED, W.H., 1911, COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE APPALACHIAN STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 455, 166 P.KREISA, R.D., 1980, GEOLOGY OF OMEGA, SOUTH BOSTON, CLUSTER SPRINGS, AND VIRGILINA QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 5, 22 P.1976 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: INSPECTED SITE.DIREXPL MINED AND SHIPPED ORE.