Mine detail: Laurel Creek Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 37.02146, -80.32257

Resource(M)

Primary: Gold
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Feldspar, Pyrite, Quartz
Orebody form: IRREGULAR
Discovery year: 1879

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1879

Geology

Host rock:Little River Gneiss
Host type:Gneiss
Structure:Blue Ridge Anticlinorium, Ne-Sw Trend, Fries Fault
Tectonic:Orogen

References

MRDSW030567
DEP10079828
Reference{Deposit:: SWEET, P.C. AND BELL, S.C., 1980, METALLIC MINERALIZATION IN THE BLUE RIDGE PROVINCE OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, IN PREPARATION}{Deposit:: DIETRICH, R.V., 1959, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF FLOYD COUNTY OF THE BLUE RIDGE UPLAND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION SERIES, BULLETIN NO. 134, 160 P.}{Deposit:: SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.}{Deposit:: 1879 DIREXPL PRODUCED GOLD.}{Deposit:: 1972 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES, LOCATED WORKINGS.}
ReporterMeintzer (D.C. Levan), Robert E., Trimble, David, C.