Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGravel · Chopawamsic Formation.;Alluvium
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Columbia Syncline
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1861
Discovery year1861
Identification
Deposit ID10086672
MRDS IDW030540
Alternate namesNewhope Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.39226, -77.56387
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.SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.CREDNER, H., 1868, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMER. JOUR. MNG., VOL. VI, P. 393.1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: INSPECTED SITE.DIREXPL PLACER OPERATION PRIOR TO CIVIL WAR.