Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist · Chopawamsic Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Columbia Syncline, Foliation Strikes N 28 Deg E, Dips 82 Deg E.
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1911
Discovery year1911
Identification
Deposit ID10105455
MRDS IDW000424
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.33615, -77.73137
References
LONSDALE, J.T., 1927, VA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 30, P. 82-83.SWEET, P C, 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 PSWEET, P.C., 1971, GOLD MINES AND PROSPECTS IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, VOL. 17, NO. 3, P. 25-33.SWEET, P.C., 1975, ROAD LOG TO SOME ABANDONED GOLD MINES OF THE GOLD-PYRITE BELT, NORTHEASTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, VOL. 21, NO. 1, P. 1-9.1911 DIREXPL WILDERNESS MINING & MILLING CO: SUNK ADDITIONAL SHAFT AND CUT ADDITIONAL DRIFTS.1974 RECON VA DIV MIN RES: INSPECTED SITEDIREXPL PRIOR TO 1911 SOME DEVELOPMENT TOOK PLACE, BUT NOT DESCRIBED IN LITERATURE.