Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlShear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Malachite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGreenstone · Aaron Formation
Associated rockMeta-Basalt · Aaron Formation
StructureVirgilina Synclinorium, Schistosity Strikes N 3-5 Deg E And Dips 65-90 Deg Se.
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1917
Identification
Deposit ID10080029
MRDS IDW030912
Alternate namesMother Lode Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.59868, -78.76252
References
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 J.G. MORONG: SHAFT AND TUNNEL DRIVEN.LANEY (1917)