Mine detail: North River Prospect

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Location: Buckingham County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long: 37.56478, -78.57112
dep_id: 10067225
mrds_id: VA00006
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silver, Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Silver
work_type: Surface
model: 273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
conc_proc: Quartz Vein
Reporter: Sweet, Palmer C.
hrock_type: Quartzite
Structure: Nw Trending Dikes And Veins In Area
References:
  • Deposit:: ERN, ERNEST H. 1968, GEOLOGY OF THE BUCKINGHAM QUADRANGLE, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 15, 45 P.
  • Deposit:: W.F. GIANNINI, 1983, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION
  • Deposit:: SWEET, PALMER C., MANUSCRIPT, PRECIOUS METAL MINES, PROSPECTS AND OCCURRENCES IN VIRGINIA-AN UPDATE.
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