Mine detail: Fountain Mine

Location:	Fluvanna County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long:	37.82116, -78.13694
dep_id:	10079833
mrds_id:	W030574
Commodity type:	metallic
Major mineral:	Gold
Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Vein
Production size:	Small ammount of material produced
Development status:	Past Producer
ore:	Gold
gangue:	Hematite, Magnetite, Quartz
orebody_fm:	IRREGULAR
model:	273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
ore_ctrl:	In Quartz Veins
Reporter:	Beaulieu, Harvey R. (Le Van, D. C.), Trimble, David, C.
hrock_unit:	Chopawamsic Formation
hrock_type:	Schist
Structure:	Columbia Syncline; Ne-Sw Trend
tectonic:	Piedmont
Year first produced:	1837
disc_yr:	1837
discr:	George Fisher
References:	Deposit:: SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P. Deposit:: LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, BASE-AND PRECIOUS METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 7, 167 P. Deposit:: CREDNER, H., 1869, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MINING, VOL. VII, P. 42. Deposit:: SMITH, J.W., MILICI, R.C., AND GREENBURG, S.S., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF FLUVANNA COUNTY: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, BULLETIN 79, 62 P. Deposit:: 1837 DIREXPL GEORGE FISHER; OPERATED 3-STAMP MILL Deposit:: 1974 RECON VA. DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES; SITE INSPECTED