Mine detail: Mott Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 38.32365, -77.56526

Resource(M)

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Sulfur-Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Phlogopite, Quartz
Discovery year: 1865

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
Production years: PRE-1865
First production started: 1865

Geology

Host rock:Fredericksburg Complex Of The Chopawamsic Formation
Host type:Schist,Gneiss
Structure:Columbia Syncline, Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic:Piedmont

References

MRDSW000437
DEP10067640
Reference{Deposit:: SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.}{Deposit:: LUTTRELL, G. W., 1966, BASE- AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 7, 110 P}{Deposit:: CREDNER, H., 1868, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMER. JOUR. MNG., VOL. VI, P. 393.}{Deposit:: SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY DEED BOOK LL, P. 416.}{Deposit:: 1974 RECON VIRG. DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES: SITE INSPECTE}{Production:: CREDNER (1868-1869)}
ReporterWright, Nancy A., Beaulieu, Harvey R. (Le Van, D. C.)