Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL ()
Ore controlShear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Malachite
GangueCalcite, Chlorite, Epidote, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGreenstone · Aaron Formation (Middle Member)
Associated rockMeta-Basalt · Aaron Formation (Middle Member)
StructureVirgilina Synclinorium, Schistosity Strikes N. 25 Deg. E And Has A Vertical Dip. A Synorogenic Reverse Fault Is Located About 300 M To The East (Dipping East).
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1911
Identification
Deposit ID10096552
MRDS IDW030916
Alternate namesWall Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.60951, -78.77724
References
KREISA, R.D., 1980, GEOLOGY OF OMEGA, SOUTH BOSTON, CLUSTER SPRINGS, AND VIRGILINA QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 5, 22 P.LANEY, F.B., 1917, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE VIRGILINA DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 14, 176 P.SWEET, P.C., 1976, ABANDONED COPPER MINES AND PROSPECTS IN THE VIRGILINA DISTRICT, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V. 22, NO. 3, P. 25-34.WEED, W.H., 1911, COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE APPALACHIAN STATES: U.S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 455, 166 P.1976 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: INSPECTED SITE.DIREXPL HALIFAX MINING CO.: SANK 41M SHAFT.LANEY (1917), WEED (1911)