Mine detail: Mosby Mine

Location:	Fluvanna County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long:	37.82533, -78.13
dep_id:	10079837
mrds_id:	W030579
Commodity type:	metallic
Major mineral:	Gold
Trace mineral:	Sulfur-Pyrite
Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small ammount of material produced
Development status:	Past Producer
ore:	Gold
gangue:	Quartz
other_matl:	Pyrite
orebody_fm:	LINEAR
model:	273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
ore_ctrl:	Shear Zones , Alluvium
Reporter:	Meintzer (D.C. Levan), Robert E., Trimble, David, C.
hrock_unit:	Chopawamsic Formation;Alluvium
hrock_type:	Gneiss,Alluvium
Structure:	Columbia Syncline , Ne-Sw Trend
tectonic:	Piedmont
yfp_ba:	>
Year first produced:	1865
dy_ba:	>
disc_yr:	1865
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:: SMITH, J.W., MILICI, R.C., AND GREENBERG, S.S., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF FLUVANNA COUNTY: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, BULLETIN 79, 62 P. Deposit:: CREDNER, H., 1869, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMER. JOUR. MNG., VOL. VII, P. 42. Deposit:: 1865 MINE BEING PROSPECTED Deposit:: 1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES., LOCATED MINE