Mine detail: Julia Mine

Previously called 'Julian Mine'

Location:	Louisa County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long:	38.00949, -77.92443
dep_id:	10067672
mrds_id:	W000472
Commodity type:	metallic
Major mineral:	Sulfur-Pyrite
Minor mineral:	Iron
Trace mineral:	Copper, Zinc, Lead
Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small ammount of material produced
Development status:	Past Producer
gangue:	Muscovite, Quartz
orebody_fm:	POD/LENS
work_type:	Underground
model:	184: Massive sulfide, kuroko
conc_proc:	From Volcanic Emanations.
Reporter:	Wright, Nancy A., Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.)
hrock_unit:	Chopawamsic Formation
hrock_type:	Phyllite,Schist
Structure:	Ne-Sw Trend, Foliation Strikes N20-30 Deg.E. And Dips 50 Deg. Sw.
tectonic:	Eugeosyncline (Piedmont)
Year first produced:	1911
disc_yr:	1892
prod_yrs:	1911
References:	Deposit:: CRAIG, J.R., MILLER, J.W., COX, L.J., KAZDA, R.F., 1978, ORES OF THE MINERAL DISTRICT, IN GAIR, J.E. (ED.), MASSIVE SULFIDES OF VIRGINIA FIELD TRIP GUIDEBOOK: INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGICAL CORRELATION PROGRAMME, PROJECT NO. 60, P. 26-31. Deposit:: PARKER, E.W., 1893, SULPHUR, IN U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, CALENDAR YEAR 1891: P. 564-571. Deposit:: PHALEN, W.C., 1911, SULPHUR AND PYRITE, IN U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, CALENDAR YEAR 1909, PART 2, NON-METALS: P. 685-696. Deposit:: WATSON, T.L., 1920, VIRGINIA, IN SMITH, P.S., SULPHUR, PYRITES, AND SULPHURIC ACID; IN U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1917, PART 2 - NONMETALS: P. 53-55. Deposit:: POOLE, J.W., 1973, ABANDONED MINE AND PROSPECT DATA ON JULIA MINE: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, UNPUBLISHED REPORT. Deposit:: 1892 DIREXPL WASHINGTON PYRITE CO.: CONDUCTED EARLIEST MINE DEVELOPMENT. Deposit:: 1917 DIREXPL UNKNOWN OPERATOR RE-ESTABLISHED OPERATIONS. Deposit:: 1953? DIREXPL NEW JERSEY ZINC CO.: EXPLORATION THROUGH DRILLING PROGRAM. Production:: WATSON (1920), CRAIG AND OTHERS (1978), POOLE (1973)