Mine detail: Boyd-Smith Mine

Previously called 'Groome MineLennig MineSmith Mine'

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Location

Lat / long:

38.04505, -77.89138

Resource(M)

Primary:	Sulfur-Pyrite
Secondary:	Copper, Iron
Tertiary:	Zinc, Lead
Ore:	Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Goethite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Biotite, Chlorite, Feldspar, Quartz, Sericite
Orebody form:	POD/LENS
Discovery year:	1845

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Medium
Development status:	Past Producer
Production years:	ITEM 1 = EARLY 188 *, ITEM 2 = AROUND 1845
First production started:	1845

Geology

Host rock:	Chopawamsic Formation
Host type:	Schist,Gneiss
Associated rock:	Chopawamsic Formation
Associated type:	Felsic Metamorphic Rock
Structure:	Reg.Trends: Northeast-Southwest
Tectonic:	Eugeosyncline (Piedmont)

References

MRDS	W000458
DEP	10067659
Reference	{Deposit:: GAIR, J E (ED), 1978, MASSIVE SULFIDES OF VIRGINIA FIELD TRIP GUIDEBOOK: INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGICAL CORRELATION PROGRAM, PROJECT NO 60, 112 P}{Deposit:: HICKMAN, R C, 1947, PYRITES, MINERAL, LOUISA COUNTY, VA: US BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 4116, 3 P .}{Deposit:: LUTTRELL, G W, 1966, BASE- AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES REPT 7, 167 P}{Deposit:: POOLE, J L, 1973, IRON SULFIDE MINES IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V 19, NO 3, 29-33.}{Deposit:: GAIR, J.E., 1978, MASSIVE SULPHIDES OF VIRGINIA FIELD TRIP GUIDEBOOK: INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGICAL CORRELATION PROGRAM, PROJECT NO. 60, 112 P.}{Deposit:: 1845 DIREXPL GROOME MINE: GOSSAN MINED FOR IRON.}{Deposit:: 1880 DIREXPL LENNIG AND SMITH: PRODUCED PYRITE AND COPPER.}{Deposit:: 1946 DIREXPL US BUREAU OF MINES: CONDUCTED EXPLORATION AND DRILLING.}{Production:: LUTTRELL (1966), GAIR (1978)}
Reporter	Wright, Nancy A., Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.)