Mine detail: Proffit Mine

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Location: Louisa County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long: 37.97588, -77.91804
dep_id: 10079786
mrds_id: W030521
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Gold
gangue: Quartz
model: 273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Reporter: Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.)
hrock_unit: Chopawamsic Formation
hrock_type: Schist
Structure: Columbia Syncline , Ne-Sw Trend
tectonic: Piedmont
References:
  • 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 OPENED PITS.
  • Production:: SWEET (1980)
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