Mine detail: Colleen Prospect

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Location: Nelson County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long: 37.71228, -78.9378
dep_id: 10080099
mrds_id: W031173
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Minor mineral: Uranium, Platinum, Tungsten, Manganese
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Gold
gangue: Feldspar, Quartz
orebody_fm: UNKNOWN
work_type: Underground
ore_ctrl: Veins?
Reporter: Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.), Peterson, Jocelyn A.
hrock_unit: Lovingston Formation
hrock_type: Gneiss
Structure: Ne-Sw Trend, Faults ?
tectonic: Appalachian Piedmont
disc_yr: 1937
discr: Von Raven (?)
References:
  • Deposit:: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY FILE - VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES
  • Deposit:: 1937 DIREXPL VON RAVEN - DUG SHAFT, NO PRODUCTION
  • Deposit:: 1980 RECON VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES - INSPECTED SITE
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