Description
Mr. Williams (?)
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver
TertiaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlShear Zones, Fractures
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Malachite
GangueAlbite, Calcite, Chlorite, Epidote, Hematite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGreenstone · Aaron Formation (Middle Member)
Associated rockMeta-Basalt · Aaron Formation (Middle Member)
StructureVirgilina Synclinorium, Schistosity Strikes N 4 Deg. E., A Synorogenic Reverse Fault Dipping To The East Is Situated About 125m To The East.
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1902
Discovery year1899
Identification
Deposit ID10106172
MRDS IDW030915
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.59146, -78.77696
References
SRC.REF: LANEY (1917, P. 102).KREISA, R.D., 1980, GEOLOGY OF OMEGA, SOUTH BOSTON, CLUSTER SPRINGS, AND VIRGILINA QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 5, 22 P.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., 1976, ABANDONED COPPER MINES AND PROSPECTS IN THE VIRGILINA DISTRICT, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V. 22, NO. 3, P. 25-34.NEWBERRY, A.W., ROOS, A., ROBERTSON, A.F., DAHNERS, L.A., AND COHEN, C.J., 1948, INVESTIGATION OF THE VIRGILINA COPPER DISTRICT, VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 4384, 12 P.1899 DIREXPL MR. WILLIAMS: SHAFTS 1 AND 2 SUNK.}1902 DIREXPL SEABOA RD COPPER CO.: PREVIOUS SHAFTS DEEPENED AND ADDITIONAL SHAFT SUNK; MILL ERECTED.}1942 DIREXPL U.S. BUREAU OF MINES: 280M OF HAND. TRENCHING AND BEGAN REHABILITATION OF SHAFT #2LANEY (1917), SWEET (1976)