Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlIn Veins
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cuprite, Malachite
GangueCalcite, Chlorite, Epidote, Hematite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGreenstone · Aaron Formation (Middle Member)
Associated rockGreenstone · Aaron Formation (Middle Member)
StructureVirgilina Synclinorium
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1914
Identification
Deposit ID10080031
MRDS IDW030914
Alternate namesPontiac Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.63146, -78.76807
References
SWEET, P.C., 1976, ABANDONED COPPER MINES AND PROSPECTS IN THE VIRGILINA DISTRICT, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, VOL. 22 NO. 3 PP. 25-34.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.KREISA, R.D., 1980, GEOLOGY OF OMEGA, SOUTH BOSTON, CLUSTER SPRINGS, AND VIRGILINA QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 5, 22 P.1903 DIREXPL PONTIAC MINING CO.; ABANDONED PROSPECT.1976 RECON VA. DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES; INSPECTED SITE.