Description
New Jersey Zinc Co.
Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Zinc, Lead
SecondaryGold, Silver, Sulfur-Pyrite, Arsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model184: Massive sulfide, kuroko
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPOD/LENS (SUBPARALLEL LENSES)
Ore controlElongate Troughs
Materials
Ore mineralsBismuth, Bornite, Boulangerite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Digenite, Electrum, Galena, Hematite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, Sphalerite
GangueBiotite, Feldspar, Gahnite, Muscovite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss,Siltstone · Chopawamsic Formation
Associated rockMetavolcanic Rock,Felsic Metamorphic Rock,Amphibolite · Chopawamsic Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingEugeosyncline (Piedmont)
AlterationHigh Temperature, Low To Medium Grade Metamorphism.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1955
Identification
Deposit ID10080205
MRDS IDW031306
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.05005, -77.87499
References
SRC.REF: MILLER (1978)GAIR, J.E., (ED.), 1978, MASSIVE SULFIDES OF VIRGINIA FIELD TRIP GUIDEBOOK: INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGICAL CORRELATION PROGRAMME, PROJECT NO. 60, 112 P.HODDER, R.W., KAZDA, R.F., AND BOJTOS, P., 1977, AN EXAMPLE OF BASE METAL MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSITS FROM WITHIN A TURBIDITE SUCCESSION OF THE VIRGINIA PIEDMONT (ABS.): MINING ENGINEERING, V. 29, NO. 1, P. 83.MILLER, J.W., CRAIG, J.R. AND KAZDA, R.F., 1978, VOLCANOGENIC SULFIDES OF THE MINERAL DISTRICT, LOUISA CO., VIRGINIA (ABS.): GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA: ABSTRACTS WITH PROGRAMS, V. 10, NO. 7, P. 457MILLER, J.W., CRAIG, J.R. AND KAZDA, R.F., 1979, METAMORPHOSED VOLCANOGENIC ORES OF THE COFER DEPOSIT, MINERAL DISTRICT, LOUISA CO., VIRGINIA (ABS.): GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA: ABSTRACTS WITH PROGRAMS, V. 11, NO. 4, P. 205-206.MILLER, J.W., JR., 1978, THE ORE MINERALOGY OF THE COFER PROPERTY, LOUISA COUNTY, VIRGINIA: A VOLCANOGENIC MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSIT: VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY, UNPUBLISHED MS THESIS.1950 DIREXPL NEW JERSEY ZINC CO.: LOCATED DEPOSIT1975 DIREXPL PIEDMONT MINERAL ASSOCIATES: CONDUCTED EXPLORATORY DRILLING AND MINING TO EVALUATE.