Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Cuprite, Malachite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGreenstone,Sandstone · Aaron Formation (Lower Member)
Associated rockMeta-Basalt,Tuff · Aaron Formation (Lower Member)
StructureVirgilina Synclinorium, Schistosity Strikes N. 6 To 12 Deg. E. And Dips 57-75 Deg Se.
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1916
Identification
Deposit ID10080028
MRDS IDW030910
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.69257, -78.77668
References
SRC.REF: LANEY (1917)KREISA, R.D., 1980, GEOLOGY OF OMEGA, SOUTH BOSTON, CLUSTER SPRINGS, AND VIRGILINA QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 5, 22 P.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. 25-34.1976 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: INSPECTED SITE.DIREXPL KAY MINE SMELTING CO.: SUNK TWO SHALLOW SHAFTS AND SEVERAL PITS.