Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver
TertiaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlShear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Covellite, Malachite
GangueAlbite, Calcite, Chlorite, Epidote, Hematite, Orthoclase, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockGreenstone · Aaron Formation (Middle Member)
Associated rockMeta-Basalt · Aaron Formation (Middle Member)
StructureVirgilina Synclinorium, Schistosity Of Rock Is N 15 Deg E. And Dips 80 Deg Se.
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1899
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10080027
MRDS IDW030909
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.66007, -78.75918
References
SRC.REF: LANEY (1917)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.NEWBERRY, A.W., ROOS, A., ROBERTSON, A.F., DAHNERS, L.A. AND COHEN, C.J., 1948, INVESTIGATION OF THE VIRGILINA COPPER DISTRICT, VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 4384, 12 P.SWEET, P.C., 1976, ABANDONED COPPER MINES AND PROSPECTS IN THE VIRGILINA DISTRICT, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V. 22, NO. 3, P. 25-34.KREISA, R.D., 1980, GEOLOGY OF OMEGA, SOUTH BOSTON, CLUSTER SPRINGS AND VIRGILINA QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION 5, 22 P.WATSON, T.L., 1907, COPPER, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, P. 491-519.1899 DIREXPL A.W. GRAHAM AND W.T. HARRIS: SUNK 14 PITS AND SHAFTS, SELLING TO VIRGINIA COPPER CO., LTD. IN 1900, WHO CONDUCTED FURTHER WORK UNTIL CLOSING DOWN IN 1904.}1907 DIREXPL VIRGINIA COPPER CO., LTD: RE-OPENED MINE BUT RE-CLOSED SAME YEAR.}1942 DIREXPL U.S. BUREAU OF MINES: CONDUCTED EXTENSIVE EXPLORATIONS BY CLEANING OUT SOME SHAFTING AND CONDUCTING DIAMOND-DRILL OPERATIONS AND DIGGING TRENCHESNEWBERRY AND OTHERS (1948), WATSON, T.L., 1907, MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VA., J.P. BELL CO., 618 P.