Mine detail: Mcneny Prospect

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Location: Charlotte County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long: 36.98424, -78.54945
dep_id: 10080004
mrds_id: W030879
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Bornite, Chalcocite, Malachite
gangue: Calcite, Chlorite, Epidote, Hematite, Quartz
work_type: Surface/Underground
ore_ctrl: In Quartz Vein
Reporter: Beaulieu, Harvey R. (Le Van, D. C.)
hrock_unit: Aaron Formation (Middle Member)
hrock_type: Greenstone
arock_unit: Aaron Formation (Middle Member)
arock_type: Greenstone
Structure: Virgilina Synclinorium
tectonic: Piedmont
References:
  • Deposit:: SWEET, P.C., 1976, ABANDONED COPPER MINES AND PROSPECTS IN THE VIRGILINA DISTRICT, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V. 22 NO. 3, PP. 25-35.
  • 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:: WATSON, T.L., 1907, MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VA., J. P. BELL CO., 618 P.
  • Deposit:: 1976 RECON VA. DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES; INSPECTED SITE
  • Deposit:: DIREXPL 2 PROSPECT SHAFTS SUNK
  • Production:: LANEY, 1917, P. 146.
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