Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiaryIron, Pig Iron, Arsenic, Zinc, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model91: Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits)
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPOD/LENS
Ore controlLenticular Troughs
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cubanite, Cuprite, Galena, Goethite, Malachite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
GangueActinolite, Biotite, Chlorite, Dolomite, Garnet, Muscovite, Oligoclase, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist,Gneiss,Amphibolite · Lynchburg Group, Ashe Formation
StructureBlue Ridge Anticlinorium, Fries Thrust, 3 Phases Of Deformation Regionally
Tectonic settingOrogen
AlterationLow Grade Regional Metamorphism (Almandine Garney Grade)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1854
Discovery year1861
Identification
Deposit ID10106169
MRDS IDW030849
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates36.80313, -80.78424
References
CURREY, R.O., 1859, A GEOLOGICAL VISIT TO THE VIRGINIA COPPER REGION: KNOXVILLE, TENN., BECKETT, HAWS AND CO.; REPRINTED IN PART UNDER COPPER AND IRON REGION OF THE FLOYD-CARROLL-GRAYSON PLATEAU OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN VIRGINIA, ETC.: THE VIRGINIAS, 1880, V. 1, P. 62-64, 69-71, 74-77, 80-81, 95.ROSS, C.S., 1935, ORIGIN OF THE COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE DUCKTOWN TYPE IN THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 179, 165 P.WEED, W.H., 1911, COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE APPALACHIAN STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 455, 166 P.WATSON, T.L., 1907, MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VA., J. P. BELL CO., 618 P.CONLEY, J.F., 1985, GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA PIEDMONT: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION 59, 33P.CRAIG, J.R., HENRY, DONALD K., AND GILBERT, CHARLES, 1978, THE GREAT GOSSAN LEAD IN GAIR, J.E., ED., MASSIVE SULFIDES OF VIRGINIA FIELD TRIP GUIDEBOOK: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE REPORT 78-1068, P.57-84.WRIGHT, R.J., AND RAMAN, N.D., 1948, THE GOSSAN LEAD, CARROLL COUNTY, VIRGINIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT, 19 P.1854 DIREXPL TENNESSEE VIRGINIA MINING CO.: PRODUCTION BEGUN1893 DIREXPL E.C. MOXHAM: O PERATED MINE1902 DIREXPL VA. IRON, COAL COKE CO.: DRILLED EXPLORATORY HOLE .1911 RECON W.H. WEED: BULL. 455. }1935 RECON C.S. ROSS: PROF. PAPER 179 }1948 RECON R.J. WRIGHT AND N.D. RAMAN: OPEN-FILE REPORTCURREY (1859), WEED (1911)