Mine detail: Tellurium Mine

Previously called 'Fisher MineHughes MineRed Mine'

Location:	Fluvanna, Goochland County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long:	37.84366, -78.10582
dep_id:	10079845
mrds_id:	W030588
Commodity type:	metallic
Major mineral:	Gold
Trace mineral:	Zinc, Sulfur-Pyrite, Tellurium, Bismuth
Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small ammount of material produced
Development status:	Past Producer
ore:	Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetradymite
gangue:	Quartz
orebody_fm:	LINEAR, LENS
work_type:	Surface/Underground
model:	273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Reporter:	Meintzer (D.C. Levan), Robert E., Sweet, Palmer C.
hrock_unit:	Arvonia Formation;Chopawamsic Formation
hrock_type:	Mafic Intrusive Rock,Schist
arock_type:	Hornblendite,Gneiss
Structure:	Columbia Syncline , Ne-Sw Trend, Small Local Faults
tectonic:	Piedmont
Year first produced:	1834
disc_yr:	1832
discr:	G.W. Fisher
References:	Deposit:: SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P. Deposit:: BROWN, C.B., 1937, OUTLINE OF THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GOOCHLAND COUNTY, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 48, 68 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:: TABER, S., 1913, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD BELT IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULLETIN 7, 271 P. Deposit:: CREDNER, H., 1868, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMER. JOUR. MNG., VOL. VI, P. 406. Deposit:: HAMMETT, A.B.J., 1966, THE HISTORY OF GOLD: KERRVILLE, TEXAS, BRASWELL PRINTING CO., 107 P. Deposit:: 1834 DIREXPL FISHERS AND D.W.K BOWLES, OPERATED FOR 14 YEARS Deposit:: 1848 DIREXPL COMMODORE R.F. STOCKTON, INSTALLED 40-STAMPMILL Deposit:: 1935 DIREXPL TELLURIUM GOLD MINING CO., WORKED UNTIL 1937 Production:: BROWN (1937)