Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Cuprite, Malachite
GangueAsbestos, Calcite, Epidote, Feldspar, Quartz, Serpentine
Geology
Host rockMeta-Basalt · Catoctin Formation
Associated rockMeta-Basalt · Catoctin Formation
StructureBlue Ridge Anticlinorium, Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingOrogen
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1914
Discovery year1914
Identification
Deposit ID10080040
MRDS IDW030926
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.79004, -78.29222
References
SWEET, P.C., AND BELL, S.C., 1980, METALLIC MINERALIZATION IN THE BLUE RIDGE PROVINCE OF VIRGINIA: VDMR, PUB. 27, P. 39-52.WATSON, T.L., 1907, MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VA., J.P. BELL CO., 618 P.WEED, W.H., 1911, COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE APPALACHIAN STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 455, 166 P.1905 DIREXPL PROSPECT PITS DUG, SHAFT SUNK.1978 RECON VA. DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES: SITE INSPECTED.