| Location: | Buckingham County, Virginia, United States, North America |
| Lat / long: | 37.49173, -78.49779 |
| dep_id: | 10079444 |
| mrds_id: | W028983 |
| 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, Pyrite |
| orebody_fm: | IRREGULAR |
| work_type: | Surface/Underground |
| model: | 273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Reporter: | Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.), Trimble, David, C. |
| hrock_unit: | Arvonia Formation;Alluvium |
| hrock_type: | Schist |
| Structure: | Arvonia Syncline, Ne-Sw Trend |
| tectonic: | Piedmont |
| Year first produced: | 1855 |
| disc_yr: | 1855 |
| References: |
- Deposit:: SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.
- Deposit:: TABER, S., 1913, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD BELT IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 7, 271 P.
- Deposit:: CREDNER, H., 1869, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMER. JOUR. MNG., VOL. VII, P. 105.
- Deposit:: 1855 DIREXPL PLACER MINING AND SMALL SHAFTS SUNK
- Deposit:: 1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES., MINE RELOCATED
- Deposit:: DIREXPL 46 M (150 FT) SHAFT SUNK AFTER CIVIL WAR
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