Mine detail: Smith Mine

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Location: Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.32976, -77.58887
dep_id: 10067638
mrds_id: W000434
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Gold
gangue: Quartz
model: 273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Reporter: Wright, Nancy A., Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.)
hrock_unit: Fredricksburg Complex
hrock_type: Mica Schist
arock_unit: Fredricksburg Complex
arock_type: Granite
Structure: Ne-Sw Trend, Columbia Syncline
tectonic: Piedmont
prod_yrs: PRE-1900
References:
  • Deposit:: LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, VA. MIN. RES. REPORT 7, P. 120
  • Deposit:: LONSDALE, J T, 1927, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD-PYRITE BELT OF THE NORTHEASTERN PIEDMONT, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 30, 110 P
  • Deposit:: SWEET, P C, 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P
  • Deposit:: 1974 RECON VA DIV MIN RES: INSPECTED SIT
  • Production:: LUTTRELL REF.
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