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Prospect

Arminius Mine

Louisa County, Virginia, United States
ZincSulfurSulfurSulfuric AcidCopperLeadSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc
SecondarySulfur, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid
TertiaryCopper, Lead, Silver
Commodity typeB
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Other materialsBarite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Sphalerite
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
First production1840
Discovery year1830
Identification
Deposit ID10155420
MRDS IDW000459
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.03475, -77.89691
References
*BOYLE, W.H. REPORT ON THE ARMINIUS MINES AT MINERAL,VIRGINIA. THE NEW JERSEY ZINC CO. SEPTEMBER 21,1951, 12 PP.CALLAHAN MINING CORPORATION LETTER OF CORRESPONDENCE TOR.C. BOWYER. SEPT. 8, 1980, P. 1,PLUS ENCLOSURES, 2 PP.HOOVER, A. SHRINKAGE STOPING. SME MINING ENGINEERINGHANDBOOK, VOL. 1, CHAPTER 12, 1973, PP. 135 - 140.*KAZDA. R.F., AND R.W. HOOVER. ARMINIUS MINE, LOUISACOUNTY, VIRGINIA. CALLAHAN MINING CORPORATION, JUNE1978, 20 PP.*LAKE, J.L. PROCESS FOR RECOVERY OF ZINC SULFATE,SULFURIC ACID, LIQUID SO2, AND CATHODE COPPER FROMARMINIUS MINE ORE. CALLAHAN MINING CORPORATION,NOVEMBER 1, 1978, 51 PP.LONSDALE, J.T. GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD-PYRITE BELT OF THENORTHEAST PIEDMONT, VIRGINIA. VIRGINIA GEOL. SURV.BULL. 30, 1927, 110 PP.NASON, F.L. ORIGIN OF THE IRON PYRITE DEPOSITS IN LOUISACOUNTY, VIRGINIA: THE ENGINEERING AND MINERALJOURNAL. 1894. PP. 414 - 416.VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, VIRGINIA MINERALS,V. 22, NO. 2, JAMES L. CLEAVER, COMMISSIONER,MAY 1976, P. 23.*COMPANY REPORTS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM CALLAHAN MININGCORPORATION.