Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlGold-Bearing Wall Rock
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueBornite, Chalcopyrite, Chlorite, Feldspar, Galena, Quartz, Sericite, Talc
Geology
Host rockSchist,Gneiss · Schist (Wissahickon Form. );Epal;Alluvium;Mafic Rocks (Chopawamsic Form. )
StructureReg.Trends: Northeast-Southwest, Average Schistosity Strikes N 15 Deg E
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1900
Discovery year1895
Identification
Deposit ID10105449
MRDS IDW000348
Alternate namesKirk Mine, Bull Neck Run Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.96531, -77.21579
References
SWEET, P C, 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.ULKE, T, 1937, NOTES ON A NEW GOLD MINE AND FLOTATION MILL NEAR WASHINGTON, D C: ROCKS AND MINERALS, V 12, P 371ULKE, T, 1939, GOLD MINING PAST AND PRESENT NEAR WASHINGTON, D C: ROCKS AND MINERALS, V 14, P 299-305.JOHNSTON, P M, 1964, GEOLOGY AND GROUND WATER RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON, D C AND VICINITY: U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER SUPPLY PAPER 1776, 97 P.1900 DIREXPL HYDRAULIC GOLD-GRAVEL WASHING PLANT OPERATED1936 DIREXPL 70 FT. SHAFT SUNK1937 MINING ABANDONED1964 GEOLMAP JOHNSTON, P.M.: WROTE WATER SUPPLY PAPER 1776.1977 GEOLMAP DRAKE, A.A., JR., & FROELICH, A.J.: OPEN FILE MAP 77-523.