Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Copper, Cuprite, Malachite
GangueEpidote, Jasper
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 production1905
Discovery year1905
Identification
Deposit ID10080045
MRDS IDW030931
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.84865, -78.20499
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.WEED, W. H., 1911, COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE APPALACHIAN STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 455, 166 P.WATSON, T.L., 1907, MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: J.P.BELL CO., LYNCHBURG, VA., 618 P.1905 DIREXPL VIRGINIA AND PITTSBURG COPPER COMPANY; 2 OPENINGS MADE.1978 RECON VA. DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES; SITE INSPECTED.