Mine detail: Johnson Mine

Previously called 'Staples Mine Also Name of Burnett Mine.'

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Location

Lat / long: 37.69338, -78.30111

Resource(M)

Primary: Copper, Iron
Tertiary: Sulfur-Pyrite, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Silver
Ore: Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Goethite, Gold, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Silver, Sphalerite
Gangue: Chlorite, Gahnite, Garnet, Hornblende, Muscovite, Quartz, Sericite
Orebody form: TABULAR, LENTICULAR
Discovery year: 1775

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1775

Geology

Host rock:Chopawamsic Formation;Hatcher Complex;Arvonia Formation
Host type:Hornblendite
Structure:Arvonia Syncline, Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic:Piedmont

References

MRDSW028969
DEP10079432
Reference{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. 9-16.}{Deposit:: TABER, S, 1913, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD BELT IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 7, 271 P.}{Deposit:: BROWN, W.R., 1969, GEOLOGY OF THE DILLWYN QUADRANGLE, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 10, 77 P.}{Deposit:: BARNES, R.C., 1963, GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF SULFIDE DEPOSITS NEAR NEW CANTON, VIRGINIA: UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA UNPUBLISHED M.S. THESIS.}{Deposit:: 1890 DIREXPL MR. STAPLES; SUNK 23.8 M SHAFT AND SHIPPED 780 TONS OF ORE.}{Deposit:: 1903 DIREXPL JOHNSON MINING CO.: PURCHASED THE MINE. BEGAN EXTENSIVE EXCAVATIONS; SHAFT WAS DEEPENED TO 84.7 M, AN ADIT WAS DRIVEN FROM BEAR GARDEN CREEK SW TO CONNECT WITH THE SHAFT, AND 3 LEVELS OF WORKINGS WERE DEVELOPED.}{Deposit:: 1956 GEOPHYS R.F. BEERS, INC.: CONDUCTED GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY UNDER CONTRACT WITH DEFENSE MINERALS EXPLORATION ADMINISTRATION.}{Production:: TABER (1913), BARNES (1963).}
ReporterBeaulieu, Harvey R. (Le Van, D. C.), Trimble, David C.