Virginia · Goochland County
Past Producer
Massachusetts Mine
Goochland County, Virginia, United States
Gold
Land & claims · BLM · live
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Surface manager + active mining claims at this point, live from BLM. The "open to location" notes are a general 1872-Mining-Law guide, not BLM output — decision-support only; verify with BLM MLRS and on the ground before staking or entry.
Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeMetallic
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeSmall
WorkingsUnknown
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSchist · Arvonia Formation
StructureColumbia Syncline , Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1865
Discovery year1865
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References
SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.THE FREE LANCE, 1887, A TRIP THROUGH THE GOLD BELT OF VIRGINIA: FREDERICKSBURG, VA., V. 3, NO. 86.MORRILL, P., 1972, VIRGINIA MINES AND MINERALS, PART 4: ROCKS AND MINERALS, V. 47, NO. 10, P. 587-596.1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.; UNABLE TO LOCATE.DIREXPL TELLURIUM GOLD MINING CO., SUNK SHAFT
Identification
Deposit ID10106156
MRDS IDW030609
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates37.85005, -78.09971
Base: USGS MRDS (public domain, frozen 2011). Community notes © their authors, CC-BY. Land data live from BLM.