Mine detail: Poole and Harris Prospect

Previously called 'Pool Prospect'

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Location: Halifax County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long: 36.57701, -78.74474
dep_id: 10079778
mrds_id: W030512
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Gold
gangue: Quartz
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
ore_ctrl: Shear Zones
Reporter: Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.), Trimble, David, C.
hrock_unit: Aaron Formation (Middle Member)
hrock_type: Greenstone
arock_type: Meta-Basalt
Structure: Virgilina Synclinorium, Ne-Sw Trend
tectonic: Piedmont
dy_ba: <
disc_yr: 1914
References:
  • Deposit:: LANEY, F.B., 1917, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE VIRGILINA DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 14, 176 P.
  • Deposit:: SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.
  • Deposit:: 1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: INSPECTED SITE.
  • Deposit:: DIREXPL PITS DUG AND GOLD WASHED.
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