Mine detail: Allah Cooper Mine

Previously called 'Valcooper MineAli Cooper MineAlley-Cooper Mine'

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Location

Lat / long:

38.07394, -77.85915

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold, Lead, Zinc
Secondary:	Silver
Tertiary:	Sulfur-Pyrite
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Magnetite, Quartz
Orebody form:	LINEAR VEIN
Other material:	Pyrite
Discovery year:	1907

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
Production years:	PRE-1916
First production started:	1907
Last production ended:	1916

Geology

Host rock:	Chopawamsic Formation
Host type:	Gneiss
Structure:	Columbia Syncline , Ne-Sw Trend ; Reg.Trends: N. 30-35 Deg. E., Dipping Steeply Southeast, A Fracture Zone Thought To Be Present . Foliation Strikes N 30-35 Deg E And Dips Steeply To Se.
Tectonic:	Piedmont

References

MRDS	W000476
DEP	10067676
Reference	{Deposit:: GROSH, W A, 1949, INVESTIGATION OF THE ALLAH COOPER LEAD-ZINC MINE, LOUISA COUNTY, VA: U S BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 4604, 6 P.}{Deposit:: POOLE, J L, 1974, NOTES ON SOME ABANDONED COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC MINES IN THE PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V 20, NO 2, P 9-14.}{Deposit:: SWEET, P C, 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.}{Deposit:: WATSON, T.L., 1907, GOLD AND SILVER, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, J.P. BELL CO., P. 549-567.}{Deposit:: LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, BASE- AND PRECIOUS-METAT AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VDMR, IN. RES. REPT. 7, 167 P.}{Deposit:: 1915 DIREXPL BOYD-SMITH MINES, INC: SUNK SHAFT AND ERECTED MILL.}{Deposit:: 1943 DIREXPL USBM: DIAMOND DRILLING, NEGATIVE RESULTS.}{Deposit:: 1974 RECON VA DIV MIN RES: INSPECTED SITE.}{Production:: GROSH (1949)}
Reporter	Wright, Nancy A., Trimble, David, C.