Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENS
Ore controlFaulting, Fractures
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Malachite
GangueEpidote, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMeta-Basalt · Catoctin Formation;Rockdale Run Formation
Associated rockMeta-Basalt
StructureBlue Ridge Anticlinorium, Front Royal Fault
Tectonic settingOrogen
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1914
Discovery year1914
Identification
Deposit ID10080041
MRDS IDW030927
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.8831, -78.24054
References
SWEET, P.C., AND BELL, S.C., 1980, METALLIC MINERALIZATION IN THE BLUE RIDGE PROVINCE OF VIRGINIA: VA. DIV. MIN. RES. PUBLICATION 27, P. 39-52.RADER, E.K., AND BIGGS, T.H., 1975, GEOLOGY OF THE FRONT ROYAL QUADRANGLE, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 40, 91 P.LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, BASE-AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VA. DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 7, 167 P.HANEY, M., 1909, GOONEY MANOR: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, V. 88, P. 235.HANEY, M., 1918, COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, V. 106, P. 248.1909 DIREXPL VIRGINIA AND PITTSBURGH COPPER CO., SEVERAL CARLOADS OF ORE REMOVED, ASSAYED AT 5% COPPER.1975 RECON VA. DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES; SITE INSPECTED.HANEY (1909)