Mine detail: Williams Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 37.5445, -78.47417

Resource(M)

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Sulfur-Pyrite
Ore: Gold, Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Orebody form: LINEAR
Discovery year: 1900

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1900

Geology

Host rock:Chopawamsic Formation
Host type:Mafic Intrusive Rock,Schist
Structure:Arvonia Syncline, Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic:Piedmont

References

MRDSW028984
DEP10079445
Reference{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:: 1911 DIREXPL SUNK SHAFT TO DEVELOP PYRITE.}{Deposit:: 1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES, LOCATED MINE.}{Deposit:: DIREXPL PROSPECTED, RESULTS UNCLEAR.}
ReporterMeintzer (D.C. Levan), Robert E.