Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueMuscovite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist · Chopawamsic Formation
StructureArvonia Syncline, Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1860
Identification
Deposit ID10100213
MRDS IDW028987
Alternate namesLeseur's Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.56728, -78.45417
References
SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.TABER, S, 1913, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD BELT IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 7., 271 P.HARPER'S MAGAZINE, 1865, THE NATURAL WEALTH OF VIRGINIA: NEW YORK V. 32, NO. 187, P. 32-42.CAMPBELL, J.L., 1882, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY, VIRGINIA: NEW YORK, G.P. PUTNAM'S SONS, 119 P.CREDNER, H., 1869, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMER. JOUR? MNG., VOL. VII, P. 105.1860 DIREXPL SOME GOLD REMOVED PRIOR TO CIVIL WAR1882 DIREXPL MINE WORKED1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES., MINE RELOCATED