Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLINEAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSchist · Chopawamsic Formation
StructureColumbia Syncline , Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1865
Discovery year1865
Identification
Deposit ID10106147
MRDS IDW030518
Alternate namesCapt. Luce's Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.98949, -77.90027
References
SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.WATSON, T. L., 1907, MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VA. J. P. BELL CO., 618 P.1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: INSPECTED SITE.DIREXPL MINING AND MILLING OPERATION (CEASED 1895).WATSON (1907)