Mine detail: Liberty Mine

Location:	Fauquier County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long:	38.45337, -77.67692
dep_id:	10067555
mrds_id:	W000339
Commodity type:	metallic
Major mineral:	Gold
Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Vein
Production size:	Small ammount of material produced
Development status:	Past Producer
gangue:	Quartz
work_type:	Surface/Underground
model:	273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Reporter:	Wright, Nancy A., Sweet, Palmer C.
hrock_unit:	Metamorphosed Sedimentary Rocks;Somerville Granite
hrock_type:	Schist
arock_unit:	Somerville Granite
arock_type:	Granite
Structure:	Ne-Sw Trend
tectonic:	Piedmont
Year first produced:	1834
prod_yrs:	AROUND 1868
References:	Deposit:: LONSDALE, J. T., 1927, VA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 30, P. 79 Deposit:: LUTTRELL, G. W., 1966, VA. MIN. RES. REPORT 7, P. 81 Deposit:: SWEET, P C, 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P Deposit:: SWEET, P.C., 1975, ROAD LOG TO SOME ABANDONED GOLD MINES OF THE GOLD-PYRITE BELT, NORTHEASTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, VOL. 21, NO. 1, P. 1-9. Deposit:: CREDNER, H., 1868, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMER. JOUR. MNG., VOL. VI, P. 371. Deposit:: PARDEE, J.T., AND PARK, C.F., 1948, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: USGS PP 213, 152 P. Deposit:: 1834 DIREXPL FIRST DEVELOPMENT OF MINE Deposit:: 1868 DIREXPL LIBERTY MINING CO: EXPANDED DEVELOPMENT Deposit:: 1974 RECON VA DIV MIN RES: LOCATED SITE Production:: LUTTRELL REFERENCE.