| Location: | Buckingham County, Virginia, United States, North America |
| Lat / long: | 37.69616, -78.29778 |
| dep_id: | 10079434 |
| mrds_id: | W028972 |
| Commodity type: | metallic |
| Major mineral: | Iron |
| Trace mineral: | Sulfur-Pyrite, Copper, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Silver |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Small ammount of material produced |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| ore: | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Hematite, Limonite, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite |
| gangue: | Biotite, Chlorite, Gahnite, Garnet, Hornblende, Plagioclase, Quartz, Sericite, Sillimanite |
| orebody_fm: | TABULAR, LENTICULAR |
| work_type: | Unknown |
| model: | 184: Massive sulfide, kuroko |
| ore_ctrl: | In Tabular And Lens-Shaped Zones In Schist, Also Disseminated In The Schist |
| Reporter: | Beaulieu, Harvey R. (Le Van, D. C.), Trimble, David C. |
| hrock_unit: | Chopawamsic Formation;Hatcher Complex;Arvonia Formation |
| hrock_type: | Hornblendite,Quartzite,Schist |
| Structure: | Arvonia Syncline, Ne-Sw Trend |
| tectonic: | Piedmont |
| disc_yr: | 1770 |
| References: |
- 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 PP. 9-16.
- Deposit:: TABER, S., 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1963, GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF SULFIDE DEPOSITS NEAR NEW CANTON, VIRGINIA: UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA UNPUBLISHED M.S. THESIS.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:: 1910 DIREXPL 30 M PROSPECT SHAFT SUNK IN SEARCH OF A PROFITABLE PYRITE DEPOSIT. IN 1911, THE SHAFT WAS PUMPED OUT IN PREPARATION FOR DEEPENING THE SHAFT (TABER, 1913). THERE IS NO FURTHER MENTION OF SHAFT WORKINGS.
- Deposit:: 1956 DIREXPL R.F. BEERS, INC., DIAMOND DRILLED UNDER CONTRACT WITH DEFENSE MINERALS EXPLORATION ADMINISTRATION.
- Deposit:: 1974 RECON VA. DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES: INSPECTED SITE
- Production:: BARNES (1963)
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