Mine detail: Moss Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 37.84783, -78.08527

Resource(M)

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc, Lead, Vanadium, Copper, Sulfur-Pyrite, Tellurium
Ore: Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Pyromorphite, Sphalerite, Vanadinite
Gangue: Feldspar, Garnet, Quartz, Sericite, Tourmaline
Discovery year: 1835

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1836

Geology

Host rock:Arvonia Formation
Host type:Hornblendite,Schist
Structure:Columbia Syncline , Ne-Sw Trend, Faulting (One Fault Shows 1m Vertical Displacement)
Tectonic:Piedmont

References

MRDSW030611
DEP10079866
Reference{Deposit:: PARDEE, J.T. AND PARK, C.F., 1948, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 213, 152 P.}{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:: TABER, S., 1913, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD BELT IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 7, 271 P.}{Deposit:: HAMMETT, A.B.J., 1966, THE HISTORY OF GOLD: KERRVILLE, TEXAS, BRASWELL PRINTING CO., 107 P.}{Deposit:: SWEET, P.C., 1971, GOLD MINES AND PROSPECTS IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V. 17, NO. 3, P. 25-33.}{Deposit:: WATSON, T.L., 1907, GOLD AND SILVER, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, J.P. BELL COMPANY, P. 549-567.}{Deposit:: 1836 DIREXPL RICHMOND MINING CO., FIRST OPERATOR (TO 1838)}{Deposit:: 1902 DIREXPL TELLURIC GOLD MINING CO., IMPROVED SITE (TO 1904)}{Deposit:: 1936 DIREXPL MOSS MINING CO, IMPROVED SITE}{Production:: BROWN (1937); SWEET, P.C., 1971, GOLD MINES AND PROSPECTS IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V. 17, NO. 3, P. 27-28}
ReporterSweet, Palmer C., Meintzer (D.C. Levan), Robert E.