Mine detail: Danie* Mine

Previously called 'Danie* Prospect'

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Location: Charlotte County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long: 36.99424, -78.54334
dep_id: 10080000
mrds_id: W030875
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper, Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Bornite, Chalcocite, Covellite, Gold, Malachite
gangue: Quartz
ore_ctrl: Shear Zones
Reporter: Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.), Sweet, Palmer C.
hrock_unit: Aaron Formation (Middle Member);Virgilina G
hrock_type: Greenstone
arock_unit: Aaron Formation (Middle Member)
arock_type: Meta-Basalt
Structure: Virgilina Synclinoriom
tectonic: Piedmont
dy_ba: <
disc_yr: 1915
References:
  • Deposit:: LANEY, F.B., 1917, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE VIRGILINA DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 14, 176 P.
  • Deposit:: SWEET, P. C., 1976, ABANDONED COPPER MINES AND PROSPECTS IN THE VIRGILINA DISTRICT, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V. 22, NO. 3,P. 25-34.
  • Deposit:: DIREXPL TWO PROSPECT PITS OR SHALLOW SHAFTS SUNK
  • Deposit:: 1976 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: INSPECTED SITE
  • Production:: LANEY (1917)
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