Mine detail: Lost Dutchman Mine

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Location: Buckingham County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long: 37.602, -78.4464
dep_id: 10082529
mrds_id: W055372
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold, Silver
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Gold, Silver
model: 184: Massive sulfide, kuroko
Reporter: Sweet, Palmer C.
hrock_unit: Chopawamsic
hrock_type: Schist,Intermediate Volcanic Rock
dy_ba: <
disc_yr: 1849
References:
  • Deposit:: WILKENSON, E., 1984, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION
  • Deposit:: SWEET, P.C. AND LOVETT, J.A., 1985, VIRGINIA MINERALS, VOL. 31, NO.4, P-41-52.
  • Deposit:: BROWN, W.R., 1969, GEOLOGY OF THE DILLWYN QUADRANGLE, VDMR, RI-10, 77P.
  • Deposit:: CONLEY, J.F., 1978, GEOLOGY OF THE PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA-INTERPRETATIONS AND PROBLEMS IN CONTRIBUTION TO VIRGINIA GEOLOGY III, VDMR PUBLICATION 7, P.115-149.
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