Commodities
PrimarySulfur-Pyrite
TertiaryIron, Pig Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlOccurs Disseminated As Veinlets In Slate, But No Definate Vein Was Seen (Nelson, P. 72).
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrite, Pyrrhotite
Geology
Host rockSlate · Johnson Mill Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1917
Last production1918
Discovery year1917
Identification
Deposit ID10080120
MRDS IDW031200
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.11172, -78.42722
References
NELSON, W.A., 1962, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 77, 92 P1917 DIREXPL OHIO SULPHUR MINING CO.: SUNK SHAFT TO 46M (150 FT) DEPTH; ABANDONED THE PROPERTY AFTER 1 YEAR OF OPERATION (NELSON, 1962 P. 71).1959 GEOPHYS UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA GEOPHYSICS CLASS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF DR. ROBERT S. YOUNG: MAGNETOMETER AND SELF-POTENTIAL SURVEYS WERE RUN ALONG A SQUARE GRID MEASURING 366 M (1200 FT) ON A SIDE. THE ANOMALIES FOUND INDICATE AN IRON SULFIDE ZONE IS PRESENT , AND IS MOST LIKELY COMPOSED LARGELY OF PYRRHOTITE. THE MAGNETIC ANOMALY RANGED FROM 150-270 MV AND TRENDS ENE-WSW ABOUT 30 M (100 FT) S OF THE SHAFT (NELSON, 1962, PP. 72-74).NELSON, 1962.