Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Ore controlQuartz Veins
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold
GangueEpidote, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGreenstone · Chopawamsic Formation
StructureLong Island Syncline; Arvonia Syncline , Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1835
Discovery year1835
Identification
Deposit ID10106127
MRDS IDW028970
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.69366, -78.38194
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.LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, BASE-AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 7, 167 P.CREDNER, H., 1869, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMER. JOUR. MNG., VOL. VII, P. 58.1835 DIREXPL SHAFT SUNK1974 RECON VA. DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES: SITE INSPECTED