Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueFeldspar, Iron, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Little River Gneiss
StructureBlue Ridge Anticlinorium, Ne-Sw Trend, Fries Fault
Tectonic settingOrogen
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1879
Discovery year1879
Identification
Deposit ID10106151
MRDS IDW030569
Alternate namesWalters Place Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.0534, -80.31146
References
SWEET, P.C. AND BELL, S.C., 1980, METALLIC MINERALIZATION IN THE BLUE RIDGE PROVINCE OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES IN PREPARATION.LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, BASE-AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 7, 167 PDIETRICH, R.V., 1959, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF FLOYD COUNTY OF THE BLUE RIDGE UPLAND, SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION SERIES, BULLETIN NO. 134, 160 P.SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.1890 DIREXPL MR. HAWKS, ERECTED STAMP MILL.1920 OTHER MR DANIEL WALTERS, HAND PANNING & SLUICING.1972 RECON VA. DIV. MIN RES., EVIDENCE OF PLACER WORKINGS.DIETRICH (1959)