Mine detail: Cooper Mine

Location:	Louisa County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long:	38.03199, -77.89999
dep_id:	10067661
mrds_id:	W000461
Commodity type:	metallic
Major mineral:	Gold
Trace mineral:	Sulfur-Pyrite, Copper
Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small ammount of material produced
Development status:	Past Producer
ore:	Gold
gangue:	Calcite, Quartz
other_matl:	Chalcopyrite, Pyrite
orebody_fm:	IRREGULAR (STRINGERS)
work_type:	Surface/Underground
model:	273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Reporter:	Wright, Nancy A., Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.)
hrock_unit:	Chopawamsic Formation
hrock_type:	Schist
Structure:	Columbia Syncline
tectonic:	Piedmont
yr_lst_prd:	1903
prod_yrs:	PRE-1903
References:	Deposit:: WATSON, T.L., 1907, MIN. RES. OF VA., P. 558 Deposit:: LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, VA. MIN. RES. REPORT 7, P. 36. Deposit:: SWEET, P C, 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P Deposit:: CLINE, J.H., WATSON, T.T., AND WRIGHT, F.J., 1921 Deposit:: A GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE GOLD-PYRITE BELT IN LOUISA AND SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTIES, VIRGINIA: VA? DIV. MIN. RES. Deposit:: 1974 RECON VA DIV MIN RES: INSPECTED SITE Deposit:: DIREXPL DEVELOPED BY SHAFT AND TUNNEL Production:: WATSON REF.