Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Zinc
SecondaryGold, Arsenic, Sulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlFault Zone, Dolostone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueDolomite
Geology
Host rockSandstone,Dolomite · Shady Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Fries Fault (Poor Mountain Thrust), Poor Mountain Anticline
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1952
Identification
Deposit ID10080123
MRDS IDW031205
Alternate namesPiedmont Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.10007, -80.22061
References
DIETRICH, R.V., 1954, GEOLOGY OF THE PILOT MOUNTAIN AREA, VIRGINIA: BULLETIN OF THE VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION SERIES NO. 91, V. 47, NO. 4, 32 P.DIETRICH, R.V., 1959, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF FLOYD COUNTY OF THE BLUE RIDGE UPLAND, SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: BULLETIN OF THE VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION SERIES NO. 134, V. 52, NO. 12, 160 P.DIREXPL SHAFT AND ADIT DRIVEN, NO MINING