Commodities
PrimaryIron
SecondaryCopper
TertiarySulfur-Pyrite, Gold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite, Pyrite
GangueHematite, Quartz, Sericite, Siderite
Geology
Host rockSchist · Swift Run Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Blue Ridge Anticlinorium, A Fault Trending Nw-Se Lies About 152 M 1500 Ft) Ne Of The Mine
Tectonic settingPiedmont
AlterationOxidation Of Chalcopyrite To Goethite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1885
Last production1990
Discovery year1878
Identification
Deposit ID10080134
MRDS IDW031220
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.11894, -78.34416
References
LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, BASE-AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 7, 167 P.NELSON, W.A., 1962, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 77, 92 P.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455, 166 P.TAZELAAR, J.F., 1958, A GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY OF STONY POINT, VIRGINIA, IRON-COPPER DEPOSIT: UNPUBLISHED M.A. THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.1885 DIREXPL MAJOR MASON: WORKED THE GOSSAN UNTIL 1890, SHIPPED 2500 CARLOADS OF ORE, BUT STOPPED WORKINGS DUE TO HIGH SILICA, AND INCREASING CHALCOPYRITE CONTENT MADE THE ORE UNSUITABLE FOR SMELTING (WEED, 1911)WEED (1911)