Mine detail: Buckingham Mine

Previously called 'Wiseman Mine'

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Location: Buckingham County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long: 37.55034, -78.46612
dep_id: 10079430
mrds_id: W028967
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Trace mineral: Sulfur-Pyrite
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Gold
gangue: Biotite, Chlorite, Garnet, Hematite, Magnetite, Quartz, Sericite
model: 273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
ore_ctrl: In Veins Which Intrude Into Schist.
Reporter: Beaulieu, Harvey R. (Le Van, D. C.), Trimble, David, C.
hrock_unit: Chopawamsic Formation
hrock_type: Schist
Structure: Arvonia Syncline, Ne-Sw Trend
tectonic: Piedmont
yfp_ba: <
Year first produced: 1853
yr_lst_prd: 1858
dy_ba: <
disc_yr: 1854
References:
  • Deposit:: TABER, S., 1913, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD BELT IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 7, 271 P.
  • Deposit:: WATSON, T.L., 1907, MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG VA, J.P. BELL CO., 618 P.
  • Deposit:: BROWN, W.R., 1969, GEOLOGY OF THE DILLWYN QUADRANGLE VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 10, 77 P.
  • Deposit:: SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.
  • Deposit:: CREDNER, H., 1869
  • Deposit:: REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMER. JOUR? MNG., VOL. VII, P. 72.
  • Deposit:: HAMMETT, A.B.J., 1966, THE HISTORY OF GOLD: KERRVILLE, TEXAS, BRASWELL PRINTING CO., 107 P.
  • Deposit:: 1853 DIREXPL BUCKINGHAM GOLD MINING COMPANY: OPENED MINE.
  • Deposit:: 1955 DIREXPL VIRGINIA MINING CORPORATION: DIAMOND DRILLED.
  • Deposit:: 1974 RECON VA. DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES; SITE INSPECTED.
  • Production:: TABER (1913)
  • Reserve-Resource:: BROWN (1969)
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