| Location: | Goochland County, Virginia, United States, North America |
| Lat / long: | 37.85783, -78.05471 |
| dep_id: | 10079873 |
| mrds_id: | W030622 |
| Commodity type: | metallic |
| Major mineral: | Gold |
| Trace mineral: | Copper, Sulfur-Pyrite |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Small ammount of material produced |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| ore: | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Gold |
| gangue: | Calcite, Kaolinite, Limonite, Oligoclase, Quartz |
| orebody_fm: | LINEAR |
| work_type: | Unknown |
| model: | 273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| ore_ctrl: | Shear Zone |
| Reporter: | Meintzer (D.C. Levan), Robert E., Trimble, David, C. |
| hrock_unit: | Hatcher Complex |
| hrock_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 |
| Year first produced: | 1831 |
| disc_yr: | 1831 |
| discr: | Cole & Woolfork (?) (Placer Gold) |
| 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:: 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).
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