Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlShear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGreenstone · Aaron Formation (Middle Member)
Associated rockMeta-Basalt · Aaron Formation (Middle Member)
StructureVirgilina Synclinorium, Schistosity South Of Pits Strikes N 8 Deg. E. 9 M West, 20-Cm-Wide Vein Of Quartz Has N-S Strike.
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1907
Identification
Deposit ID10100233
MRDS IDW030907
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.59007, -78.79474
References
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., 1979, ABANDONED COPPER MINES AND PROSPECTS IN THE VIRGILINA DISTRICT, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V. 22, NO. 3, P. 25-34.WATSON, T.L., 1907, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, J.P. BELL CO., 618 P.KREISA, R.D., 1980, GEOLOGY OF OMEGA, SOUTH BOSTON, CLUSTER SPRINGS, AND VIRGILINA QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 5, 22 P.1976 RECON VA. DIV. MIN RES.: INSPECTED SITE.DIREXPL TWO SHAFTS SUNK, ORE SHIPPED.WATSON (1907)