Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlShear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGreenstone · Aaron Formation (Middle Member)
Associated rockMeta-Basalt
StructureVirgilina Synclinorium, Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1906
Discovery year1906
Identification
Deposit ID10106146
MRDS IDW030511
Alternate namesHoward Mine, Tallyhill Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.60174, -78.74446
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., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.SWEET, P.C., 1971, GOLD MINES AND PROSPECTS IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V. 17, NO. 3, P. 25-33.1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES: INSPECTED SITE.DIREXPL INITIAL MINE DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION, PRE-1906.