Mine detail: Waller Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 37.85783, -78.05471

Resource(M)

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper, Sulfur-Pyrite
Ore: Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Gold
Gangue: Calcite, Kaolinite, Limonite, Oligoclase, Quartz
Orebody form: LINEAR
Discovery year: 1831

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1831

Geology

Host rock:Hatcher Complex
Host type:Hornblendite,Gneiss
Structure:Columbia Syncline , Ne-Sw Trend, Fracturing Striking N 50 Deg E And Dipping 65 Deg Nw Seen In Cohn Workings.
Tectonic:Piedmont

References

MRDSW030622
DEP10079873
Reference{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:: 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:: 1832 DIREXPL MESSRS. FISHER: OPENED VEINS.}{Deposit:: 1930 DIREXPL GOOCHLAND GOLD MINES HOLDING CORP.: PARTIALLY REDEVELOPED.}{Deposit:: 1948 RECON PARDEE, J.T. & PARK, C.F.; USGS PROF. PAPER 213.}{Deposit:: 1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES: SITE LOCATED.}{Production:: BROWN (1937).}
ReporterMeintzer (D.C. Levan), Robert E., Trimble, David, C.