Mine detail: Prospect A Spotsylvania Co.

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Location: Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.30976, -77.66692
dep_id: 10079439
mrds_id: W028978
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Gold
gangue: Pyrite, Quartz
model: 273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Reporter: Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.)
hrock_unit: Chopawamsic Formation
hrock_type: Greenstone
Structure: Ne-Sw Trend, Columbia Syncline
tectonic: Piedmont
References:
  • Deposit:: SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VDMR PUB 19, 77 P
  • Deposit:: 1971 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES. INSPECTED SIT
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